klobig

[ˈkloːbɪç]

/[ˈkloːbɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“klobig” is uncommon German (frequency #97,238 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,238
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Form eines Kloben, grob gestaltet

Corpus desk

Index DE-klobig · klobig · German

klobig · rank #97,238 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,238
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Klammen

Nearest frequency peer: Klammen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „klobig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „klobig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for klobig
PropertyValue
Headwordklobig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkloːbɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#97,238
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „klobig“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.klobigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Klammen“ (#97,237), „knallroten“ (#97,239), „kinks“ (#97,235). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „klobig“ bei #97,238. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

klobig is uncommon German at frequency #97,238 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkloːbɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

klobig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is klobig, spelled K-L-O-B-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Form eines Kloben, grob gestaltet
  2. 2
    ungeschickt, ungelenk

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „So gab ich mich den Erinnerungen der alten Kneipe, meiner Anhänglichkeit an die alten klobigen Stühle, gab mich dem Duft von Rauch und Wein, dem Schimmer von Gewohnheit, von Wärme, von Heimatähnlichkeit hin, den das alles für mich hatte.“
  2. „Sie war einundsechzig Meter lang, verhältnismäßig breit und klobig, einzig und allein zur Abwehr von Unterseebooten gebaut und eigentlich nur ein Ponton für Wasserbomben, Prototyp einer Schiffsklasse, die fortan rasch und billig hergestellt werden konnte, um dem dringenden Bedarf für den Geleitschutz zu genügen.“

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "klobig"?
"klobig" is spelled K-L-O-B-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkloːbɪç].
What does "klobig" mean?
As an adjective, "klobig" means: in der Form eines Kloben, grob gestaltet
How do you pronounce "klobig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "klobig" is [ˈkloːbɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "klobig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "klobig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list