kitzlig
[ˈkɪt͡slɪç]
The verdict
“kitzlig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leicht zu kitzeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-kitzlig · kitzlig · German
kitzlig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kitzlig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkɪt͡slɪç] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kitzlig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kitzlig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkɪt͡slɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "leicht zu kitzeln".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for kitzlig, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kitzlig, spelled K-I-T-Z-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1leicht zu kitzeln
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kitzlig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mein Töchterchen ist so kitzlig, sie lacht schon, bevor ich sie berührt habe.
Ich bin an den Fußsohlen am kitzligsten.
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.