trotzig
German, adjective/ˈtʁɔt͡sɪç/
trotzig is spelled T-R-O-T-Z-I-G (7 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 37,432nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trotzig is a German adjective meaning “defiant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eigensinnig, auf den eigenen Willen bestehend”.
What does trotzig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
defiant
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. eigensinnig, auf den eigenen Willen bestehend 2. keine Gefahr scheuend, wagemutig
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of trotzig
- trotziger masculine nominative singular
- am trotzigsten superlative
- trotzige feminine nominative singular
- trotziges neuter nominative singular
- trotzigen genitive masculine singular
- trotzigem dative masculine singular
- der trotzige definite includes-article masculine
- die trotzige definite feminine includes-article
- das trotzige definite includes-article neuter
- die trotzigen definite includes-article nominative
- des trotzigen definite genitive includes-article
- der trotzigen definite feminine genitive
- dem trotzigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trotzig?
- /ˈtʁɔt͡sɪç/
- /ˈtʁɔt͡sɪk/
- [ˈtʁɔt͡sɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to trotzig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is trotzig in German?
trotzig appears 1.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).