spaßig

[ˈʃpaːsɪç]

/[ˈʃpaːsɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Spaß, in der Art und Weise eines Spaßes, unterhaltsam, witzig, humorvoll

Corpus desk

Index DE-spa-ig · spaßig · German

spaßig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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 spaßig
PropertyValue
Headwordspaßig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃpaːsɪç]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “spaßig” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

spaßigschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

spaßig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃpaːsɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Spaß, in der Art und Weise eines Spaßes, unterhaltsam, witzig, humorvoll".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for spaßig, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is spaßig, spelled S-P-A-S-S-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Spaß, in der Art und Weise eines Spaßes, unterhaltsam, witzig, humorvoll

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Irgendwann geht auch der spaßigste Tag zu Ende.
  2. Das ist kein spaßiger Clown, nein, das ist ein Horrorclown.

This word in other languages

funny(English)drôle(Français)

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 "spaßig"?
"spaßig" is spelled S-P-A-SS-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpaːsɪç].
What does "spaßig" mean?
As an adjective, "spaßig" means: mit Spaß, in der Art und Weise eines Spaßes, unterhaltsam, witzig, humorvoll
How do you pronounce "spaßig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spaßig" is [ˈʃpaːsɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list