debil
German, adjective/deˈbiːl/
debil is spelled D-E-B-I-L (5 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 95,383rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Debil is a German adjective meaning “slightly mentally challenged; slightly retarded; moron” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein wenig geistig behindert”.
What does debil mean in English?
adjective
- 1
datedoffensiveslightly mentally challenged; slightly retarded; moron
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. ein wenig geistig behindert
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 debil
- debiler masculine nominative singular
- am debilsten superlative
- debile feminine nominative singular
- debiles neuter nominative singular
- debilen genitive masculine singular
- debilem dative masculine singular
- der debile definite includes-article masculine
- die debile definite feminine includes-article
- das debile definite includes-article neuter
- die debilen definite includes-article nominative
- des debilen definite genitive includes-article
- der debilen definite feminine genitive
- dem debilen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce debil?
- /deˈbiːl/
- [deˈbiːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to debil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is debil in German?
debil appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).