Idiotie
German, noun[idi̯oˈtiː]
Idiotie is spelled I-D-I-O-T-I-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 42,412th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Idiotie is a German feminine noun meaning “idiocy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Stufe der geistigen Behinderung, die durch einen Intelligenzquotienten/IQ von unter 19 gekennzeichnet ist”.
What does Idiotie mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineidiocy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Stufe der geistigen Behinderung, die durch einen Intelligenzquotienten/IQ von unter 19 gekennzeichnet ist 2. sehr dummes Verhalten; eine Idee, die nicht durchdacht wurde und negative Konsequenzen mit sich bringt
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 Idiotie
- Idiotien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Idiotie?
- [idi̯oˈtiː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Idiotie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Idiotie in German?
Idiotie appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).