tatterig
[ˈtatəʁɪç]
The verdict
“tatterig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wegen hohen Alters geschwächt und dadurch beständig zitternd
Corpus desk
Index DE-tatterig · tatterig · German
tatterig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | tatterig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈtatəʁɪç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „tatterig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
tatterig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtatəʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for tatterig in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is tatterig, spelled T-A-T-T-E-R-I-G.
Definition
- 1wegen hohen Alters geschwächt und dadurch beständig zitternd
- 2zittrig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tatterig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die betagte Frau griff unbeholfen mit tattrigen Fingern nach dem Regenschirmgriff.
Nach dem Unfall waren sie alle etwas tatterig.
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.