abscheulich
German, adjective/ ʔabˈʃɔʏ̯.lɪç /
abscheulich is spelled A-B-S-C-H-E-U-L-I-C-H (11 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 33,501st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abscheulich is a German adjective meaning “abominable, hideous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ekel, Abscheu, Widerwillen, Ablehnung erregend”.
What does abscheulich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
abominable, hideous
ein abscheulicher Anblick
- 2
abhorrent, detestable
ein abscheuliches Verbrechen
adverb
- 1
hideously, beastly, abominably, detestably
Es stank abscheulich.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Ekel, Abscheu, Widerwillen, Ablehnung erregend 2. (moralisch) verwerflich
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abscheulich
- abscheulicher masculine nominative singular
- am abscheulichsten superlative
- abscheuliche feminine nominative singular
- abscheuliches neuter nominative singular
- abscheulichen genitive masculine singular
- abscheulichem dative masculine singular
- der abscheuliche definite includes-article masculine
- die abscheuliche definite feminine includes-article
- das abscheuliche definite includes-article neuter
- die abscheulichen definite includes-article nominative
- des abscheulichen definite genitive includes-article
- der abscheulichen definite feminine genitive
- dem abscheulichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abscheulich?
- / ʔabˈʃɔʏ̯.lɪç /
- [ ʔapˈʃɔʏ̯.lɪç ]
- [apˈʃɔɪ̯lɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to abscheulich
- horrible
- nasty
- vile
- despicable
- hideous
- obnoxious
- sickening
- heinous
- abhorrent
- repugnant
- abominable
- odious
- loathsome
- execrable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abscheulich in German?
abscheulich appears 1.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).