Putzsucht

[ˈpʊt͡sˌzʊxt]

/[ˈpʊt͡sˌzʊxt]/ noun

The verdict

“Putzsucht” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die übertriebene Neigung etwas oder sich zu putzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-putzsucht · Putzsucht · German

Putzsucht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for Putzsucht
PropertyValue
HeadwordPutzsucht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpʊt͡sˌzʊxt]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Putzsucht“ im Deutschen

Putzsuchtschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Putzsucht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʊt͡sˌzʊxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die übertriebene Neigung etwas oder sich zu putzen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Putzsucht, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Putzsucht, spelled P-U-T-Z-S-U-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die übertriebene Neigung etwas oder sich zu putzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Putzsucht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Aber auch Gold und Elfenbein, Schmuck, Kleider, Haartracht und duftende Salben waren nicht einfach Ausdruck oberflächlicher Putzsucht, sondern einer elementaren sinnlichen Lebensbejahung.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Putzsucht"?
"Putzsucht" is spelled P-U-T-Z-S-U-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʊt͡sˌzʊxt].
What does "Putzsucht" mean?
As a noun, "Putzsucht" means: die übertriebene Neigung etwas oder sich zu putzen
How do you pronounce "Putzsucht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Putzsucht" is [ˈpʊt͡sˌzʊxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Putzsucht" come from?
"Putzsucht" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list