spitzfindig
[ˈʃpɪt͡sˌfɪndɪç]
The verdict
“spitzfindig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - selbst kleinste Ungenauigkeiten hervorhebend und bemängelnd
Corpus desk
Index DE-spitzfindig · spitzfindig · German
spitzfindig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | spitzfindig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃpɪt͡sˌfɪndɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „spitzfindig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
spitzfindig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃpɪt͡sˌfɪndɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "selbst kleinste Ungenauigkeiten hervorhebend und bemängelnd".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for spitzfindig, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is spitzfindig, spelled S-P-I-T-Z-F-I-N-D-I-G.
Definition
- 1selbst kleinste Ungenauigkeiten hervorhebend und bemängelnd
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how spitzfindig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Land heißt Libyen, nicht Lybien!“ - „Meine Güte, bist du aber spitzfindig.“
Mit deinen spitzfindigen Bemerkungen machst du dir keine Freunde.
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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.