barsch
German, adjective
barsch is spelled B-A-R-S-C-H (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 41,722nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Barsch is a German adjective meaning “harsh, unfriendly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Barsch is a different word: “perch (fish)”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit einem rauen Charakter”.
What does barsch mean in English?
adjective
- 1
harsh, unfriendly
noun
- 1
masculineperch (fish)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Flussbarsch , ein Speisefisch aus der Familie der Barsche (Percidae) und der Ordnung der Barschartigen (Perciformes)
adjective: 1. mit einem rauen Charakter 2. (unfreundlicher Unterton durchklingend) rau, (allzu) knapp gefasst
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 barsch
- Barsches genitive
- Barschs genitive
- Barsche plural
- Barschen dative definite plural
- barscher masculine nominative singular
- am barschesten superlative
- am barschsten superlative
- barsche feminine nominative singular
- barsches neuter nominative singular
- barschen genitive masculine singular
- barschem dative masculine singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to barsch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is barsch in German?
barsch appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).