neugierig
German, adjective/ˈnɔʏ̯ˌɡiːʁɪç/
neugierig is spelled N-E-U-G-I-E-R-I-G (9 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written German, the 5,262nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Neugierig is a German adjective meaning “nosy, curious, inquisitive, prying” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “stark interessiert an etwas”.
What does neugierig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
nosy, curious, inquisitive, prying
neugierige Zuschauer.
adverb
- 1
inquisitively, full of curiosity
neugierig zuschauen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. stark interessiert an etwas
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 neugierig
- neugieriger masculine nominative singular
- am neugierigsten superlative
- neugierige feminine nominative singular
- neugieriges neuter nominative singular
- neugierigen genitive masculine singular
- neugierigem dative masculine singular
- der neugierige definite includes-article masculine
- die neugierige definite feminine includes-article
- das neugierige definite includes-article neuter
- die neugierigen definite includes-article nominative
- des neugierigen definite genitive includes-article
- der neugierigen definite feminine genitive
- dem neugierigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce neugierig?
- /ˈnɔʏ̯ˌɡiːʁɪç/
- /ˈnɔʏ̯ˌɡiːʁɪk/
- [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to neugierig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is neugierig in German?
neugierig appears 14 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).