rissig

[ˈʁɪsɪç]

/[ˈʁɪsɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“rissig” is uncommon German (frequency #90,818 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,818
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (sichtbare) Risse zeigend; Risse erkennen lassend

Corpus desk

Index DE-rissig · rissig · German

rissig · rank #90,818 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,818
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH rinn

Nearest frequency peer: rinn (-1 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 „rissig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rissig
PropertyValue
Headwordrissig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʁɪsɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,818
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „rissig“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).rissigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rinn“ (#90,817), „roads“ (#90,819), „Rieneck“ (#90,816). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rissig“ bei #90,818. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rissig is uncommon German at frequency #90,818 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁɪsɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(sichtbare) Risse zeigend; Risse erkennen lassend".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rissig, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is rissig, spelled R-I-S-S-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    (sichtbare) Risse zeigend; Risse erkennen lassend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „David hatte recht gehabt, es gab nichts außer einer rissigen Landepiste in der endlosen Wüste, nicht einmal eine Düne oder eine Palme, an der man sich orientieren konnte.“
  2. „In Lützel an der Trierer Straße gab es beispielsweise Häuser, deren Fenster durch die Sprengungen der Feste Franz zu Bruch gingen und deren Mauerwerk rissig wurde.“

Synonyms

schrundig

Antonyms

glatt

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 "rissig"?
"rissig" is spelled R-I-S-S-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɪsɪç].
What does "rissig" mean?
As an adjective, "rissig" means: (sichtbare) Risse zeigend; Risse erkennen lassend
How do you pronounce "rissig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rissig" is [ˈʁɪsɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rissig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Rohres#90,822render#90,806runway#90,830reigns#90,800

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list