pappig
[ˈpapɪç]
The verdict
“pappig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - klebrig, feucht, haftend, zusammenballend und/oder zusammengeballt, in der Art und Weise von feuchter Pappe
Corpus desk
Index DE-pappig · pappig · German
pappig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pappig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈpapɪç] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pappig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pappig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpapɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pappig, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is pappig, spelled P-A-P-P-I-G.
Definition
- 1klebrig, feucht, haftend, zusammenballend und/oder zusammengeballt, in der Art und Weise von feuchter Pappe
- 2ohne feste Form, breiig
- 3feucht, klumpig und weich geworden, nicht oder schlecht durchgebacken
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pappig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
So pappiger Schnee, der ist schwer wegzuschaufeln, weil er so schwer ist.
Wie oft wechseln sie ihre pappigen Schuhsohlen?
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.