zotig
[ˈt͡soːtɪç]
The verdict
“zotig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sittlichen Normen widersprechend; unerhört
Corpus desk
Index DE-zotig · zotig · German
zotig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 | zotig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈt͡soːtɪç] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zotig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zotig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡soːtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sittlichen Normen widersprechend; unerhört".
Zero misspellings are on record for zotig in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is zotig, spelled Z-O-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1sittlichen Normen widersprechend; unerhört
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zotig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er darf keine zotigen Witze erzählen, wenn Kinder anwesend sind.
„Sie bewegt sich stets mit geradem Rücken und forschem Gang durch vermintes Gelände, und wenn es zotig wird, reagiert sie obszön wie Stefan Effenberg. Aber was cool kommen soll, wirkt in Wirklichkeit wie einstudiert.“
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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.