ranzig
German, adjective[ˈʁant͡sɪç]
ranzig is spelled R-A-N-Z-I-G (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 67,080th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ranzig is a German adjective meaning “rancid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “alt und daher schlecht riechend”.
What does ranzig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
rancid
ranziges Öl.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. alt und daher schlecht riechend
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 ranzig
- ranziger masculine nominative singular
- am ranzigsten superlative
- ranzige feminine nominative singular
- ranziges neuter nominative singular
- ranzigen genitive masculine singular
- ranzigem dative masculine singular
- der ranzige definite includes-article masculine
- die ranzige definite feminine includes-article
- das ranzige definite includes-article neuter
- die ranzigen definite includes-article nominative
- des ranzigen definite genitive includes-article
- der ranzigen definite feminine genitive
- dem ranzigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ranzig?
- [ˈʁant͡sɪç]
- [ˈʁant͡sɪk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ranzig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ranzig in German?
ranzig appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).