winzigen

/[ˈvɪnt͡sɪɡn̩]/ adj

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Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,718

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

winzigen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs winzig Pronounced [ˈvɪnt͡sɪɡn̩]. Often confused with witzige and witzigen.

Key facts for winzigen
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Headwordwinzigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈvɪnt͡sɪɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,718
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of winzigen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for winzigen is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɪnt͡sɪɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,718 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 24 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for winzigen, with forms such as "iwnzigen", "winizgen", and "winnzigen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "witzige", "witzigen", "witziger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is winzigen, spelled W-I-N-Z-I-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
  7. 7
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
  8. 8
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
  11. 11
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
  12. 12
    Genitiv Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
  13. 13
    Dativ Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
  14. 14
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
  15. 15
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
  16. 16
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
  17. 17
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
  18. 18
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
  19. 19
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
  20. 20
    Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
  21. 21
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
  22. 22
    Genitiv Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
  23. 23
    Dativ Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
  24. 24
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs winzig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iwnzigen,winizgen,winnzigen,winzgien,winziegn,winzigenn,winziggen,winzigne,winzzigen,wiznigen,wnizigen,wwinzigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for winzigen

Misspelling Variants of "winzigen"

iwnzigen8winizgen8winnzigen9winzgien8winziegn8winzigenn9winziggen9winzigne8
Misspelling Variants of "winzigen"

Frequency rank: #14,718 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "winzigen"?
"winzigen" is spelled W-I-N-Z-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪnt͡sɪɡn̩].
What does "winzigen" mean?
As an adj, "winzigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs winzig
What words are commonly confused with "winzigen"?
"winzigen" is commonly confused with "witzige", "witzigen", "witziger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "winzigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "winzigen" is [ˈvɪnt͡sɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "winzigen" come from?
"winzigen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.