trotzig
[ˈtʁɔt͡sɪç]
The verdict
“trotzig” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,830. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #37,830
- frequency rank, German
- 2,684
- “T” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eigensinnig, auf den eigenen Willen bestehend
Corpus desk
Index DE-trotzig · trotzig · German
trotzig · rank #37,830 · 11 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #37,830
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,684
- PHOTO-FINISH Typhus
Nearest frequency peer: Typhus (+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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „trotzig“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Trias
Trias
62,174 corpus weight
- Trios
Trios
62,173 corpus weight
- trotzig
trotzig
62,171 corpus weight
- Typhus
Typhus
62,170 corpus weight
- Tyrann
Tyrann
62,169 corpus weight
- umhüllt
umhüllt
62,168 corpus weight
What this shows „trotzig“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | trotzig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈtʁɔt͡sɪç] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #37,830 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „trotzig“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around trotzig (IPA [ˈtʁɔt͡sɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,830 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for trotzig, with forms such as "rtotzig", "tortzig", and "trotizg". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "trotzt", "trotz", "trotzen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
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 trotzig, spelled T-R-O-T-Z-I-G.
Definition
- 1eigensinnig, auf den eigenen Willen bestehend
- 2keine Gefahr scheuend, wagemutig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how trotzig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Trotzige Kinder kosten den Eltern viel Nerven.
„Aber er war ein kräftiges Kind mit breiten Schultern und trotziger Entschlossenheit. Nach sieben Monaten hatte er es geschafft, den Bettrahmen aufzubiegen, die Kette herauszuziehen und Reißaus zu nehmen.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- rtotzig
- tortzig
- trotizg
- trottzig
- trotzgi
- trotzigg
- trotzzig
- troztig
- trrotzig
- trtozig
- ttrotzig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of trotzig - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "trotzig", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).