patzig

[ˈpat͡sɪç]

/[ˈpat͡sɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“patzig” is uncommon German (frequency #94,720 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,720
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - als Person: im Gehabe unangepasst, dominant auftretend

Corpus desk

Index DE-patzig · patzig · German

patzig · rank #94,720 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,720
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Peitschenhiebe

Nearest frequency peer: Peitschenhiebe (+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 „patzig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for patzig
PropertyValue
Headwordpatzig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpat͡sɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#94,720
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „patzig“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).patzigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Peitschenhiebe“ (#94,721), „Parteifunktionäre“ (#94,718), „Pensionär“ (#94,722). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „patzig“ bei #94,720. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

patzig is uncommon German at frequency #94,720 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpat͡sɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for patzig in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is patzig, spelled P-A-T-Z-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    als Person: im Gehabe unangepasst, dominant auftretend
  2. 2
    im Gespräch: abweisend, frech, kurz angebunden
  3. 3
    adverbieller Gebrauch zu [1a] + [1b]
  4. 4
    von breiiger, klebriger, weicher Konsistenz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zwischen patziger Dominanz und der Sehnsucht nach Hingabe schwankt Anna Steffens als Frau Muskat.
  2. Uschi Obermaier als patzige Sekretärin läuft einige Male in Unterwäsche durchs Büro oder räkelt sich mit der jungen Iris Berben auf der Couch.

Synonyms

frechprotzigschroffunfreundlichgroßkotzigschnodderigschnoddrigarroganteingebildetgrobgrobschlächtigherablassendhochnäsigimpertinentungezogenunhöflichunverschämthanebüchenabweisendbarschschnippischunverblümtrotzigrotznäsigbreiigdickfeistklebrigklumpigweichpampig

Antonyms

einnehmendhöflichliebevollverbindlichwohlerzogenzurückhaltendzuvorkommendfestgriffigsprödetrocken

This word in other languages

bold(English)descarado(Español)culotté(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 "patzig"?
"patzig" is spelled P-A-T-Z-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpat͡sɪç].
What does "patzig" mean?
As an adjective, "patzig" means: als Person: im Gehabe unangepasst, dominant auftretend
How do you pronounce "patzig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "patzig" is [ˈpat͡sɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "patzig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

plague#94,734Opioid#94,703nobles#94,682racist#94,765

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list