Strizzi
[ˈʃtʁɪt͡si]
The verdict
“Strizzi” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - ein leichtsinniger, leichtfertiger, durchtriebener Mann, Strolch
Corpus desk
Index DE-strizzi · Strizzi · German
Strizzi · 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 | Strizzi |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtʁɪt͡si] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Strizzi“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Strizzi is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʁɪt͡si]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Strizzi, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Strizzi, spelled S-T-R-I-Z-Z-I.
Definition
- 1ein leichtsinniger, leichtfertiger, durchtriebener Mann, Strolch
- 2ein Zuhälter, Kleinkrimineller
- 3ein liebenswürdiges, aber zu Streichen aufgelegtes Kind
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Strizzi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auf der Ringstraße, nahe dem Burgthore, erregte gestern Früh ein sogenannter Strizzi mit einer Dirne allgemeine Entrüstung.“
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.