läppisch
German, adjective/ˈlɛpɪʃ/
läppisch is spelled L-Ä-P-P-I-S-C-H (8 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 163,492nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Läppisch is a German adjective meaning “silly, childish, footling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unangemessen kindisch, einfach”.
What does läppisch mean in English?
adjective
- 1
silly, childish, footling
- 2
lousy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gruppe von Sprachen der Samen, die in Lappland gesprochen werden
adjective: 1. unangemessen kindisch, einfach 2. ohne Bedeutung, nicht der Rede wert, sehr gering
adjective: 1. die Landschaft Lappland oder ihre Bewohner betreffend, zur Landschaft gehörend, aus Lappland stammend
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 läppisch
- läppischer masculine nominative singular
- am läppischsten superlative
- läppische feminine nominative singular
- läppisches neuter nominative singular
- läppischen genitive masculine singular
- läppischem dative masculine singular
- der läppische definite includes-article masculine
- die läppische definite feminine includes-article
- das läppische definite includes-article neuter
- die läppischen definite includes-article nominative
- des läppischen definite genitive includes-article
- der läppischen definite feminine genitive
- dem läppischen dative definite includes-article
- smi abbreviation
- (das) Lappisch nominative singular
- das Lappische nominative singular
- (des) Lappisch genitive singular
- (des) Lappischs genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce läppisch?
- /ˈlɛpɪʃ/
- [ˈlapɪʃ]
- [ˈlɛpɪʃ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to läppisch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is läppisch in German?
läppisch appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).