Deich
German, noun/daɪ̯ç/
Deich is spelled D-E-I-C-H (5 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written German, the 26,348th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Deich is a German masculine noun meaning “dyke, dike; permanent dam” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Damm an Gewässern (wie beispielsweise Flüssen, den Küsten) zum Schutz vor Hochwasser und Sturmfluten”.
What does Deich mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedyke, dike; permanent dam
Wenn der Deich bricht, wird das ganze Tal überflutet.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Damm an Gewässern (wie beispielsweise Flüssen, den Küsten) zum Schutz vor Hochwasser und Sturmfluten
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 Deich
- Deiches genitive
- Deichs genitive
- Deiche plural
- Deichen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Deich?
- /daɪ̯ç/
- [daɪ̯ç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Deich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Deich in German?
Deich appears 1.8 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).