patzig
[ˈpat͡sɪç]
The verdict
“patzig” is an uncommon German word, ranked #94,720 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #94,720
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - als Person: im Gehabe unangepasst, dominant auftretend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | patzig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈpat͡sɪç] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #94,720 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “patzig” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for patzig is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpat͡sɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #94,720 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1als Person: im Gehabe unangepasst, dominant auftretend
- 2im Gespräch: abweisend, frech, kurz angebunden
- 3adverbieller Gebrauch zu [1a] + [1b]
- 4von breiiger, klebriger, weicher Konsistenz
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “patzig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-A-T-Z-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpat͡sɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.