entsetzlich
German, adjective/ɛntˈzɛt͡slɪç/
entsetzlich is spelled E-N-T-S-E-T-Z-L-I-C-H (11 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 26,796th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Entsetzlich is a German adjective meaning “horrible, terrible, horrendous, appalling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Entsetzen/nicht beherrschbaren Schrecken erregend”.
What does entsetzlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
horrible, terrible, horrendous, appalling
adverb
- 1
horribly, terribly
sie haben entsetzlich gelitten
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Entsetzen/nicht beherrschbaren Schrecken erregend 2. in negativer Weise sehr stark/groß 3. sehr
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 entsetzlich
- entsetzlicher masculine nominative singular
- am entsetzlichsten superlative
- entsetzliche feminine nominative singular
- entsetzliches neuter nominative singular
- entsetzlichen genitive masculine singular
- entsetzlichem dative masculine singular
- der entsetzliche definite includes-article masculine
- die entsetzliche definite feminine includes-article
- das entsetzliche definite includes-article neuter
- die entsetzlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des entsetzlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der entsetzlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem entsetzlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce entsetzlich?
- /ɛntˈzɛt͡slɪç/
- [ɛntˈzɛt͡slɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to entsetzlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is entsetzlich in German?
entsetzlich appears 1.7 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).