Bad
German, noun
Bad is spelled B-A-D (3 letters) and appears 115 times per million words in written German, the 756th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bad is a German neuter noun meaning “bath” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, bad is a different word: “singular imperative of baden”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Vorgang des Badens, der Aufenthalt in Wasser, Licht, Luft zum Vergnügen, zur Heilung oder zur Reinigung”.
What does Bad mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterbath
ein Bad nehmen
- 2
neuterbathroom
Wo ist das Bad?
- 3
neuterpool, baths
- 4
neuterspa; (health) resort
Bad Cannstatt, Bad Homburg, Bad Segeberg, ...
verb
- 1
singular imperative of baden
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. 2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs baden
noun: 1. der Vorgang des Badens, der Aufenthalt in Wasser, Licht, Luft zum Vergnügen, zur Heilung oder zur Reinigung 2. eine Flüssigkeit, in die ein Gegenstand zu einer, meist chemischen, Behandlung getaucht wird 3. Badeanstalt, Badestrand 4. Badezimmer, Badestube, Badehaus
abbreviation: 1. Abkürzung und Kfz-Kennzeichen für Stadt Baden-Baden
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 Bad
- Bades genitive
- Bads genitive
- Bäder plural
- Bade dative singular
- Bädern dative definite plural
- bade variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Bad
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bad in German?
Bad appears 115 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).