Pech
German, noun/pɛç/
Pech is spelled P-E-C-H (4 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written German, the 4,505th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pech is a German neuter noun meaning “pitch (sticky substance)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Rückstand bei der Teerherstellung”.
What does Pech mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterpitch (sticky substance)
- 2
neuterbad luck, misfortune
Pech haben
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Rückstand bei der Teerherstellung 2. Harz 3. Misserfolg, unglücklicher Zufall
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 Pech
- Pechs genitive
- Peches genitive
- Peche plural
- Pechen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pech?
- /pɛç/
- [pɛç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Pech
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Pech in German?
Pech appears 17 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).