schuppig

[ˈʃʊpɪç]

/[ˈʃʊpɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“schuppig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - uneben, oftmals durch kleine, hochstehende Hautablösungen gekennzeichnet

Corpus desk

Index DE-schuppig · schuppig · German

schuppig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for schuppig
PropertyValue
Headwordschuppig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃʊpɪç]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schuppig“ im Deutschen

schuppigliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schuppig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃʊpɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for schuppig in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schuppig, spelled S-C-H-U-P-P-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    uneben, oftmals durch kleine, hochstehende Hautablösungen gekennzeichnet
  2. 2
    mit Schuppen bedeckt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Gesicht ist rot und schuppig und zeigt dicke Lidfalten.“
  2. „Wenn also der Körper zu wenig Selen zur Verfügung hat, dann kann es dazu kommen, dass er beispielsweise eine schuppige Haut hat, keine Kinder kriegen kann, nicht groß und kräftig heranwächst, sich leichter eine Erkältung einfängt oder auch dass er schneller herzkrank wird.“

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schuppig"?
"schuppig" is spelled S-C-H-U-P-P-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊpɪç].
What does "schuppig" mean?
As an adjective, "schuppig" means: uneben, oftmals durch kleine, hochstehende Hautablösungen gekennzeichnet
How do you pronounce "schuppig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schuppig" is [ˈʃʊpɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schuppig" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list