kugelig

[ˈkuːɡəlɪç]

/[ˈkuːɡəlɪç]/ adj

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“kugelig” is uncommon German (frequency #70,498 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,498
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Form einer Kugel habend oder ähnelnd

Corpus desk

Index DE-kugelig · kugelig · German

kugelig · rank #70,498 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,498
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kryptographie

Nearest frequency peer: Kryptographie (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “kugelig”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “kugelig” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kugelig
PropertyValue
Headwordkugelig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkuːɡəlɪç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#70,498
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “kugelig” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).kugeligliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Kryptographie“ (#70,497), „Krings“ (#70,495), „künstlerischem“ (#70,501). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kugelig is uncommon German at frequency #70,498 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkuːɡəlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kugelig, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is kugelig, spelled K-U-G-E-L-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Form einer Kugel habend oder ähnelnd
  2. 2
    sehr dick

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Während all der Wanderbewegungen hat sich das zunächst längliche, archaisch anmutende Gehirn von Homo sapiens in das kugelige des modernen Menschen verwandelt.
  2. Der richtige Augeninnendruck sorgt auch dafür, dass die kugelige Form des Auges erhalten bleibt.

Synonyms

kugelförmigsphärischbeleibtdickbäuchigdickleibigkorpulentmolligrundlichmopsigpummeligschmerbäuchigdickwanstig

Antonyms

eckigflächigkantig

This word in other languages

spherical(English)

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 "kugelig"?
"kugelig" is spelled K-U-G-E-L-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkuːɡəlɪç].
What does "kugelig" mean?
As an adjective, "kugelig" means: die Form einer Kugel habend oder ähnelnd
How do you pronounce "kugelig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kugelig" is [ˈkuːɡəlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kugelig" come from?
"kugelig" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

letizia#70,517Klepper#70,466Mafioso#70,534Kasinos#70,444

What to do next

You've looked up "kugelig". Here's where to go from here.

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list