spitzig
[ˈʃpɪt͡sɪç]
The verdict
“spitzig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum Ende eines Gegenstandes hin schmal zulaufend
Corpus desk
Index DE-spitzig · spitzig · German
spitzig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | spitzig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃpɪt͡sɪç] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „spitzig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
spitzig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃpɪt͡sɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for spitzig, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is spitzig, spelled S-P-I-T-Z-I-G.
Definition
- 1zum Ende eines Gegenstandes hin schmal zulaufend
- 2Anstoß erregend
- 3entkräftet und abgezehrt aussehend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how spitzig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ihre Kanus sind sehr klein, meist nur für einen Mann, an beiden Enden spitzig, haben einen flachen Boden und sind vorn geschlossen.“
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.