quengelig
German, adjective/ˈkvɛŋəlɪç/
quengelig is spelled Q-U-E-N-G-E-L-I-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written German, the 285,944th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quengelig is a German adjective meaning “peevish, crotchety, obstreperous, ornery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does quengelig mean in English?
adjective
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peevish, crotchety, obstreperous, ornery
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of quengelig
- quengeliger masculine nominative singular
- am quengeligsten superlative
- quengelige feminine nominative singular
- quengeliges neuter nominative singular
- quengeligen genitive masculine singular
- quengeligem dative masculine singular
- der quengelige definite includes-article masculine
- die quengelige definite feminine includes-article
- das quengelige definite includes-article neuter
- die quengeligen definite includes-article nominative
- des quengeligen definite genitive includes-article
- der quengeligen definite feminine genitive
- dem quengeligen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quengelig?
- /ˈkvɛŋəlɪç/
- /ˈkvɛŋəlɪk/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quengelig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quengelig in German?
quengelig appears about once in every 25 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).