echt
German, adjective/ɛçt/
echt is spelled E-C-H-T (4 letters) and appears 219 times per million words in written German, the 395th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Echt is a German adjective meaning “authentic, genuine, true” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unverfälscht”.
What does echt mean in English?
adjective
- 1
authentic, genuine, true
Die Jacke ist aus echtem Leder.
- 2
colloquialreal; factual
Der Film ist nah an der echten Geschichte.
- 3
proper
echte Teilmenge
adverb
- 1
colloquialreally; indeed
Das war echt gut.
interjection
- 1
expresses disbelief or shock at new information
„Ich lebe erst seit 2 Jahren in Deutschland.“ „Echt? Du sprichst sehr gut Deutsch.“
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. unverfälscht 2. aufrichtig, wahr 3. typisch
suffix: 1. dazu geeignet, den im Erstglied genannten Vorgang ohne negative Auswirkungen zu überstehen oder mit der genannten Sache verträglich zu sein
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 echt
- echter masculine nominative singular
- am echtesten superlative
- echte feminine nominative singular
- echtes neuter nominative singular
- echten genitive masculine singular
- echtem dative masculine singular
- der echte definite includes-article masculine
- die echte definite feminine includes-article
- das echte definite includes-article neuter
- die echten definite includes-article nominative
- des echten definite genitive includes-article
- der echten definite feminine genitive
- dem echten dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce echt?
- /ɛçt/
- [ʔɛçt]
- [ɛçt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to echt
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is echt in German?
echt appears 219 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).