zackig

[ˈt͡sakɪç]

/[ˈt͡sakɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“zackig” is uncommon German (frequency #58,472 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,472
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Zacken versehen, besetzt, ausgestattet; ausgefranst, nicht glatt

Corpus desk

Index DE-zackig · zackig · German

zackig · rank #58,472 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,472
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zangen

Nearest frequency peer: Zangen (+2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „zackig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „zackig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zackig
PropertyValue
Headwordzackig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡sakɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#58,472
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zackig“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zackigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zangen“ (#58,474), „zerkleinern“ (#58,475), „Xinjiang“ (#58,468). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zackig“ bei #58,472. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zackig is uncommon German at frequency #58,472 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡sakɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

zackig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zackig, spelled Z-A-C-K-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Zacken versehen, besetzt, ausgestattet; ausgefranst, nicht glatt
  2. 2
    schneidig, straff

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how zackig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Klinge des Schwertes ist nach den schweren Kämpfen zackig und stumpf geworden.
  2. „Es gibt viele Arten von Kilim, deren Musterung von den gröbsten, zackig abgesetzten geometrischen Figuren bis zu seinen stilisierten Flächenfüllungen abwechseln.“

Synonyms

gezackt

This word in other languages

jagged(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zackig"?
"zackig" is spelled Z-A-C-K-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sakɪç].
What does "zackig" mean?
As an adjective, "zackig" means: mit Zacken versehen, besetzt, ausgestattet; ausgefranst, nicht glatt
How do you pronounce "zackig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zackig" is [ˈt͡sakɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zackig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zackig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zangen#58,474worker#58,464zufügt#58,480wippen#58,458

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list