Fachidiot
German, noun[ˈfaχ(ʔ)iˌdi̯oːt]
Fachidiot is spelled F-A-C-H-I-D-I-O-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written German, the 321,814th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fachidiot is a German masculine noun meaning “fachidiot (a specialist expert who is ignorant outside of their specialty)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemand, der auf einem bestimmten Gebiet ein Experte ist und Schwierigkeiten hat, eine Problematik aus…”.
What does Fachidiot mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatorymasculinefachidiot (a specialist expert who is ignorant outside of their specialty)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemand, der auf einem bestimmten Gebiet ein Experte ist und Schwierigkeiten hat, eine Problematik aus irgendeiner anderen Perspektive als der dieses Gebietes zu betrachten, was sich auch im sozialen Umgang niederschlagen kann
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 Fachidiot
- Fachidioten genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fachidiot?
- [ˈfaχ(ʔ)iˌdi̯oːt]
- [ˈfaxʔiˌdi̯oːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Fachidiot
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Fachidiot in German?
Fachidiot 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).