lustig
German, adjective/ˈlʊstɪç/
lustig is spelled L-U-S-T-I-G (6 letters) and appears 69 times per million words in written German, the 1,232nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lustig is a German adjective meaning “funny, humorous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Komik, Witz besitzend; amüsant”.
What does lustig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
funny, humorous
Der Film war lustig.
- 2
colloquialenjoyable, amusing, fun
Der Abend war lustig.
- 3
enjoying, pleasing
Die können doch nicht einfach hier hereinspazieren, wie sie lustig sind.
suffix
- 1
Suffix indicating that someone is fond of something.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Komik, Witz besitzend; amüsant 2. gut gelaunt oder gute Laune erzeugend 3. Lust auf etwas habend; etwas mögend, daran Vergnügen findend
suffix: 1. nachgestelltes Wortbildungselement zur Bildung eines Adjektivs, das beschreibt, dass jemand etwas gerne macht oder das Verlangen hat, etwas zu tun
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 lustig
- lustiger masculine nominative singular
- am lustigsten superlative
- lustige feminine nominative singular
- lustiges neuter nominative singular
- lustigen genitive masculine singular
- lustigem dative masculine singular
- der lustige definite includes-article masculine
- die lustige definite feminine includes-article
- das lustige definite includes-article neuter
- die lustigen definite includes-article nominative
- des lustigen definite genitive includes-article
- der lustigen definite feminine genitive
- dem lustigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lustig?
- /ˈlʊstɪç/
- Austria /ˈlʊstɪk/
- [ˈlʊstɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lustig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lustig in German?
lustig appears 69 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).