lächerlich
German, adjective/ˈlɛçɐlɪç/
lächerlich is spelled L-Ä-C-H-E-R-L-I-C-H (10 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written German, the 3,246th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lächerlich is a German adjective meaning “ridiculous, risible, laughable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zum Lachen bringend; besonders seltsam, unsinnig oder ärgerlich wirkend”.
What does lächerlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
ridiculous, risible, laughable
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. zum Lachen bringend; besonders seltsam, unsinnig oder ärgerlich wirkend 2. gering; (ärgerlich) klein 3. besonders, in hohem Maße
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 lächerlich
- lächerlicher masculine nominative singular
- am lächerlichsten superlative
- lächerliche feminine nominative singular
- lächerliches neuter nominative singular
- lächerlichen genitive masculine singular
- lächerlichem dative masculine singular
- der lächerliche definite includes-article masculine
- die lächerliche definite feminine includes-article
- das lächerliche definite includes-article neuter
- die lächerlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des lächerlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der lächerlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem lächerlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lächerlich?
- /ˈlɛçɐlɪç/
- [ˈlɛçɐlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lächerlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lächerlich in German?
lächerlich appears 25 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).