diebisch
German, adjective[ˈdiːbɪʃ]
diebisch is spelled D-I-E-B-I-S-C-H (8 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 123,622nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Diebisch is a German adjective meaning “thievish, thieving” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(häufig) klauend/stehlend; jemandem etwas wegnehmend”.
What does diebisch mean in English?
adjective
- 1
thievish, thieving
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. (häufig) klauend/stehlend; jemandem etwas wegnehmend 2. sich heimlich freuend; voller angedeuteter heimlicher Freude
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 diebisch
- diebischer masculine nominative singular
- am diebischsten superlative
- diebische feminine nominative singular
- diebisches neuter nominative singular
- diebischen genitive masculine singular
- diebischem dative masculine singular
- der diebische definite includes-article masculine
- die diebische definite feminine includes-article
- das diebische definite includes-article neuter
- die diebischen definite includes-article nominative
- des diebischen definite genitive includes-article
- der diebischen definite feminine genitive
- dem diebischen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce diebisch?
- [ˈdiːbɪʃ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to diebisch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is diebisch in German?
diebisch appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).