kiesig

[ˈkiːzɪç]

/[ˈkiːzɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“kiesig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Kieseln (Kieselsteinen) bedeckt

Corpus desk

Index DE-kiesig · kiesig · German

kiesig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for kiesig
PropertyValue
Headwordkiesig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkiːzɪç]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kiesig“ im Deutschen

kiesigliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kiesig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkiːzɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Kieseln (Kieselsteinen) bedeckt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for kiesig in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is kiesig, spelled K-I-E-S-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Kieseln (Kieselsteinen) bedeckt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how kiesig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Weg ist kiesig.
  2. Das kiesige Flussbett kann man klar erkennen.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kiesig"?
"kiesig" is spelled K-I-E-S-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkiːzɪç].
What does "kiesig" mean?
As an adjective, "kiesig" means: mit Kieseln (Kieselsteinen) bedeckt
How do you pronounce "kiesig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kiesig" is [ˈkiːzɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kiesig" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list