putzig
German, adjective/ˈpʊtsɪç/
putzig is spelled P-U-T-Z-I-G (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 39,859th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Putzig is a German adjective meaning “cute, sweet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Entzücken auslösend”.
What does putzig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
cute, sweet
- 2
funny, comical
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Entzücken auslösend 2. Belustigung hervorrufend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of putzig
- putziger masculine nominative singular
- am putzigsten superlative
- putzige feminine nominative singular
- putziges neuter nominative singular
- putzigen genitive masculine singular
- putzigem dative masculine singular
- der putzige definite includes-article masculine
- die putzige definite feminine includes-article
- das putzige definite includes-article neuter
- die putzigen definite includes-article nominative
- des putzigen definite genitive includes-article
- der putzigen definite feminine genitive
- dem putzigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce putzig?
- /ˈpʊtsɪç/
- [ˈpʊtsɪç]
- [ˈpʊt͡sɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to putzig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is putzig in German?
putzig appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).