listig
German, adjective/ˈlɪstɪç/
listig is spelled L-I-S-T-I-G (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 64,132nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Listig is a German adjective meaning “cunning, wily, crafty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “über jemanden, der sich eine List ausdenken kann, um an sein Ziel zu gelangen; klug”.
What does listig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
cunning, wily, crafty
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. über jemanden, der sich eine List ausdenken kann, um an sein Ziel zu gelangen; klug
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 listig
- listiger masculine nominative singular
- am listigsten superlative
- listige positive nominative strong
- listiges positive nominative strong
- listigen positive genitive strong
- listigem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce listig?
- /ˈlɪstɪç/
- [ˈlɪstɪç]
- [ˈlɪstɪk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to listig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is listig in German?
listig appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).