pelzig

/[ˈpɛlt͡sɪç]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#84,396

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

pelzig is anGermanadj. It means: dicht behaart, wie ein Fell Pronounced [ˈpɛlt͡sɪç].

Key facts for pelzig
PropertyValue
Headwordpelzig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈpɛlt͡sɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#84,396
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pelzig in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for pelzig is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpɛlt͡sɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #84,396 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 frequent misspelling variants are recorded for pelzig in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is pelzig, spelled P-E-L-Z-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    dicht behaart, wie ein Fell
  2. 2
    rau, trocken
  3. 3
    mit einem Flaum überzogen, so dass es auch weich ist
  4. 4
    zäh und hart

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #84,396 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pelzig"?
"pelzig" is spelled P-E-L-Z-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɛlt͡sɪç].
What does "pelzig" mean?
As an adj, "pelzig" means: dicht behaart, wie ein Fell
How do you pronounce "pelzig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pelzig" is [ˈpɛlt͡sɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pelzig" come from?
"pelzig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.