piefig
[ˈpiːfɪç]
The verdict
“piefig” 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) - Nord- und Ostdeutschland, altmodisch, verzopft, steif oder spießig
Corpus desk
Index DE-piefig · piefig · German
piefig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | piefig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈpiːfɪç] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „piefig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
piefig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpiːfɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for piefig in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is piefig, spelled P-I-E-F-I-G.
Definition
- 1Nord- und Ostdeutschland, altmodisch, verzopft, steif oder spießig
- 2Rheinland, Westfalen, schlechter Laune, missmutig, stänkernd, unfreundlich, beleidigt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how piefig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sein Verhalten kommt mir ziemlich piefig vor.
Wenn ein Angeklagter wie Ackermann mit der Geste des Imperators auftritt, der allen bedeutet, wie piefig und provinziell sie unter ihm sind, kann es mit der neuen Deutschland AG nichts werden.
This word in other languages
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.