putzig
\ˈpʊt͡sɪç\
The verdict
“putzig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Drôle, adorable, mignon.
Corpus desk
Index FR-putzig · putzig · French
putzig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | putzig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈpʊt͡sɪç\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « putzig » en français
Rare enough to double-check
putzig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈpʊt͡sɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Drôle, adorable, mignon.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for putzig, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is putzig, spelled P-U-T-Z-I-G.
Definition
- 1Drôle, adorable, mignon.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how putzig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dass Kinder einen putzigen Spielgefährten wollen, heißt nicht, dass sie dann auch im Morgengrauen bei Nieselregen mit dem Hund rausgehen werden und seine körperwarmen Haufen eintüten.
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.