schrullig
[ˈʃʁʊlɪç]
The verdict
“schrullig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - wunderlich, egozentrisch, eigensinnig, verrückte Einfälle habend
Corpus desk
Index DE-schrullig · schrullig · German
schrullig · 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 "S" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schrullig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃʁʊlɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schrullig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schrullig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃʁʊlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wunderlich, egozentrisch, eigensinnig, verrückte Einfälle habend".
No misspelling variants are generated for schrullig in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schrullig, spelled S-C-H-R-U-L-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1wunderlich, egozentrisch, eigensinnig, verrückte Einfälle habend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how schrullig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die schrullige Miss Marple macht sich mit Hilfe ihres Freundes Mr. Stringer an die Aufklärung des Mordfalles.
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.