absurd
German, adjective/apˈzʊʁt/
absurd is spelled A-B-S-U-R-D (6 letters) and appears 8.9 times per million words in written German, the 7,736th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Absurd is a German adjective meaning “absurd” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “widersinnig, dem gesunden Menschenverstand widersprechend, abwegig, sinnlos”.
What does absurd mean in English?
adjective
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absurd
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. widersinnig, dem gesunden Menschenverstand widersprechend, abwegig, sinnlos
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 absurd
- absurder masculine nominative singular
- am absurdesten superlative
- absurde feminine nominative singular
- absurdes neuter nominative singular
- absurden genitive masculine singular
- absurdem dative masculine singular
- der absurde definite includes-article masculine
- die absurde definite feminine includes-article
- das absurde definite includes-article neuter
- die absurden definite includes-article nominative
- des absurden definite genitive includes-article
- der absurden definite feminine genitive
- dem absurden dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce absurd?
- /apˈzʊʁt/
- [apˈzʊʁt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to absurd
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is absurd in German?
absurd appears 8.9 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).