listig

[ˈlɪstɪç]

/[ˈlɪstɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“listig” is uncommon German (frequency #64,486 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,486
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - über jemanden, der sich eine List ausdenken kann, um an sein Ziel zu gelangen; klug

Corpus desk

Index DE-listig · listig · German

listig · rank #64,486 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,486
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Literaturwiss…

Nearest frequency peer: Literaturwissenschaftler (+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 „listig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for listig
PropertyValue
Headwordlistig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlɪstɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,486
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „listig“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Literaturwissenschaftler“ (#64,487), „Lisas“ (#64,484), „Livorno“ (#64,488). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „listig“ bei #64,486. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

listig is uncommon German at frequency #64,486 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlɪstɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "über jemanden, der sich eine List ausdenken kann, um an sein Ziel zu gelangen; klug".

No generated misspelling entries exist for listig in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is listig, spelled L-I-S-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    über jemanden, der sich eine List ausdenken kann, um an sein Ziel zu gelangen; klug

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Was müht ihr, was sinnet ihr listigen Zweck ?
  2. Man sagt ja, dass ein Fuchs besonders listig sei.

Synonyms

klug

Antonyms

dumm

This word in other languages

witty(English)astucieux(Français)

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 "listig"?
"listig" is spelled L-I-S-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɪstɪç].
What does "listig" mean?
As an adjective, "listig" means: über jemanden, der sich eine List ausdenken kann, um an sein Ziel zu gelangen; klug
How do you pronounce "listig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "listig" is [ˈlɪstɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "listig" come from?
"listig" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Lorena#64,491lüftet#64,502konkav#64,439konfus#64,437

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list