detsch
German, adjective[dɛt͡ʃ]
detsch is spelled D-E-T-S-C-H (6 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written German, the 317,631st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Detsch is a German adjective meaning “confused” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nicht recht bei Verstand seiend, nicht ganz bei Sinnen seiend oder eine Macke habend; ungeschickt”.
What does detsch mean in English?
adjective
- 1
confused
- 2
awkward
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. nicht recht bei Verstand seiend, nicht ganz bei Sinnen seiend oder eine Macke habend; ungeschickt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce detsch?
- [dɛt͡ʃ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is detsch in German?
detsch appears about once in every 30 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).