knatschig
German, adjective/ˈknaːtʃɪç/
knatschig is spelled K-N-A-T-S-C-H-I-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 63 million words in written German, the 488,905th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Knatschig is a German adjective meaning “grumpy, cranky” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “umgangssprachlich”.
What does knatschig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
grumpy, cranky
- 2
muddy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. umgangssprachlich: 2. quengelig, mürrisch 3. sehr matschig
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of knatschig
- knatschiger masculine nominative singular
- am knatschigsten superlative
- knatschige feminine nominative singular
- knatschiges neuter nominative singular
- knatschigen genitive masculine singular
- knatschigem dative masculine singular
- der knatschige definite includes-article masculine
- die knatschige definite feminine includes-article
- das knatschige definite includes-article neuter
- die knatschigen definite includes-article nominative
- des knatschigen definite genitive includes-article
- der knatschigen definite feminine genitive
- dem knatschigen dative definite includes-article
- knätschig variant
- knietschig variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce knatschig?
- /ˈknaːtʃɪç/
- /ˈknaːtʃɪk/
- [ˈknaːt͡ʃɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to knatschig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is knatschig in German?
knatschig appears about once in every 63 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).