pudrig
[ˈpuːdʁɪç]
The verdict
“pudrig” 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) - von pulverartiger Beschaffenheit; von sehr feiner Konsistenz; wie Puder
Corpus desk
Index DE-pudrig · pudrig · German
pudrig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | pudrig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈpuːdʁɪç] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „pudrig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
pudrig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpuːdʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von pulverartiger Beschaffenheit; von sehr feiner Konsistenz; wie Puder".
No misspelling variants are generated for pudrig in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is pudrig, spelled P-U-D-R-I-G.
Definition
- 1von pulverartiger Beschaffenheit; von sehr feiner Konsistenz; wie Puder
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pudrig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Sand ist fein und pudrig, nicht wie die blassen Kristalle an der Küste, und er kann sich mit der Wucht von anflutendem Wasser vorwärtsbewegen.“
„Er mochte den Umgang mit dem pudrig-feinen Mehl, das der Müller aus dem Nachbarsort zweimal wöchentlich lieferte.“
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.