ranzig

[ˈʁant͡sɪç]

/[ˈʁant͡sɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“ranzig” is uncommon German (frequency #67,617 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,617
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alt und daher schlecht riechend

Corpus desk

Index DE-ranzig · ranzig · German

ranzig · rank #67,617 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,617
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH quite

Nearest frequency peer: quite (-2 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ranzig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ranzig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ranzig
PropertyValue
Headwordranzig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁant͡sɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#67,617
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ranzig“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ranzigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „quite“ (#67,615), „Rauschmittel“ (#67,619), „quin“ (#67,614). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „ranzig“ bei #67,617. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ranzig is uncommon German at frequency #67,617 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁant͡sɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "alt und daher schlecht riechend".

Zero misspellings are on record for ranzig in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ranzig, spelled R-A-N-Z-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    alt und daher schlecht riechend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pommes frites schwimmen in ranzigem Öl.
  2. Die Butter riecht schon ranzig.

Antonyms

frisch

This word in other languages

rancid(English)rancio(Español)rance(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ranzig"?
"ranzig" is spelled R-A-N-Z-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁant͡sɪç].
What does "ranzig" mean?
As an adjective, "ranzig" means: alt und daher schlecht riechend
How do you pronounce "ranzig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ranzig" is [ˈʁant͡sɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ranzig" come from?
"ranzig" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ranzig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

presto#67,602parent#67,577opfere#67,572Signor#67,704

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list