protzig
[ˈpʁɔt͡sɪç]
The verdict
“protzig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Reichtum / Besitz zum Zweck des Angebens oder als Statussymbol zeigend
Corpus desk
Index DE-protzig · protzig · German
protzig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | protzig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈpʁɔt͡sɪç] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „protzig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
protzig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpʁɔt͡sɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Reichtum / Besitz zum Zweck des Angebens oder als Statussymbol zeigend".
protzig has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is protzig, spelled P-R-O-T-Z-I-G.
Definition
- 1Reichtum / Besitz zum Zweck des Angebens oder als Statussymbol zeigend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how protzig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sein neues Auto wirkt auf mich noch protziger als das alte.
„In Angolas Hauptstadt Luanda könnten die Gegensätze zwischen Arm und Reich nicht größer sein: Bettler hocken an den Straßenkreuzungen vor den protzigen Glitzerpalästen der internationalen Konzerne.“
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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.