pampig
German, adjective/ˈpampɪç/
pampig is spelled P-A-M-P-I-G (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 95,383rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pampig is a German adjective meaning “mushy, gooey (of moderately viscous consistency, wet and often still somewhat grainy)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “für Erdboden oder ähnliche Materialien von zäh-schlammiger bis feuchter Beschaffenheit”.
What does pampig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
mushy, gooey (of moderately viscous consistency, wet and often still somewhat grainy)
Wasser und Mehl vermischen, bis eine pampige Masse entsteht.
- 2
stroppy, crabby, insolent, bad-tempered (clearly showing irritation and unwillingness to be friendly; especially of replies, reactions, etc.)
Nachdem ich sein Angebot abgelehnt habe, ist er ziemlich pampig geworden.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. für Erdboden oder ähnliche Materialien von zäh-schlammiger bis feuchter Beschaffenheit 2. für freche, unhöfliche, beleidigende Äußerungen und solches Auftreten
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 pampig
- pampiger masculine nominative singular
- am pampigsten superlative
- pampige feminine nominative singular
- pampiges neuter nominative singular
- pampigen genitive masculine singular
- pampigem dative masculine singular
- der pampige definite includes-article masculine
- die pampige definite feminine includes-article
- das pampige definite includes-article neuter
- die pampigen definite includes-article nominative
- des pampigen definite genitive includes-article
- der pampigen definite feminine genitive
- dem pampigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pampig?
- /ˈpampɪç/
- /ˈpampɪk/
- [ˈpampɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pampig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pampig in German?
pampig appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).