spritzig

[ˈʃpʁɪt͡sɪç]

/[ˈʃpʁɪt͡sɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“spritzig” is uncommon German (frequency #60,096 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,096
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - prickelnd, anregend

Corpus desk

Index DE-spritzig · spritzig · German

spritzig · rank #60,096 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,096
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH spärliche

Nearest frequency peer: spärliche (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „spritzig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „spritzig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for spritzig
PropertyValue
Headwordspritzig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃpʁɪt͡sɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,096
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „spritzig“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).spritzigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „spärliche“ (#60,097), „Sporthallen“ (#60,094), „spätmittelalterlichen“ (#60,098). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „spritzig“ bei #60,096. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spritzig is uncommon German at frequency #60,096 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃpʁɪt͡sɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for spritzig in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is spritzig, spelled S-P-R-I-T-Z-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    prickelnd, anregend
  2. 2
    schwungvoll
  3. 3
    wendig, agil
  4. 4
    hohes Beschleunigungsvermögen aufweisend
  5. 5
    witzig, geistreich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Wein war kühl, spritzig und voller Blume. ›Saarwein,‹ dachte er, ›Maximin Grünhäuser‹. Er sah auf das Etikett, freute sich, daß er richtig geschätzt hatte.“
  2. „»Also, sehn Se, ich hab mir das so gedacht –: wir machen eine Revue, verstehn Se, also eine Revue, so was hat Berlin überhaupt noch nicht gesehn! Scharf, verstehn Sie mich, witzig, spritzig – also es ist ja gar kein Zweifel ….«“

This word in other languages

sparkling(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "spritzig"?
"spritzig" is spelled S-P-R-I-T-Z-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpʁɪt͡sɪç].
What does "spritzig" mean?
As an adjective, "spritzig" means: prickelnd, anregend
How do you pronounce "spritzig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spritzig" is [ˈʃpʁɪt͡sɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spritzig" come from?
"spritzig" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "spritzig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list