spitzfindig

[ˈʃpɪt͡sˌfɪndɪç]

/[ˈʃpɪt͡sˌfɪndɪç]/ adj

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.

Key facts for spitzfindig
PropertyValue
Headwordspitzfindig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃpɪt͡sˌfɪndɪç]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „spitzfindig“ im Deutschen

spitzfindigliegt 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

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

  1. 1
    selbst kleinste Ungenauigkeiten hervorhebend und bemängelnd

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Land heißt Libyen, nicht Lybien!“ - „Meine Güte, bist du aber spitzfindig.“
  2. Mit deinen spitzfindigen Bemerkungen machst du dir keine Freunde.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "spitzfindig"?
"spitzfindig" is spelled S-P-I-T-Z-F-I-N-D-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɪt͡sˌfɪndɪç].
What does "spitzfindig" mean?
As an adjective, "spitzfindig" means: selbst kleinste Ungenauigkeiten hervorhebend und bemängelnd
How do you pronounce "spitzfindig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spitzfindig" is [ˈʃpɪt͡sˌfɪndɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spitzfindig" come from?
"spitzfindig" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list