neidisch
German, adjective/ˈnaɪ̯dɪʃ/
neidisch is spelled N-E-I-D-I-S-C-H (8 letters) and appears 5.9 times per million words in written German, the 10,826th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Neidisch is a German adjective meaning “envious, jealous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von Neid getrieben; erfüllt von Neid”.
What does neidisch mean in English?
adjective
- 1
envious, jealous
Mein Freund war neidisch auf meine neue Jacke.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. von Neid getrieben; erfüllt von Neid
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 neidisch
- neidischer masculine nominative singular
- am neidischsten superlative
- neidische feminine nominative singular
- neidisches neuter nominative singular
- neidischen genitive masculine singular
- neidischem dative masculine singular
- der neidische definite includes-article masculine
- die neidische definite feminine includes-article
- das neidische definite includes-article neuter
- die neidischen definite includes-article nominative
- des neidischen definite genitive includes-article
- der neidischen definite feminine genitive
- dem neidischen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce neidisch?
- /ˈnaɪ̯dɪʃ/
- [ˈnaɪ̯dɪʃ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to neidisch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is neidisch in German?
neidisch appears 5.9 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).