perplex
German, adjective/pɛʁˈplɛks/
perplex is spelled P-E-R-P-L-E-X (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 54,418th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perplex is a German adjective meaning “confused, perplexed, puzzled” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “überrascht und/oder verwirrt”.
What does perplex mean in English?
adjective
- 1
colloquialrareconfused, perplexed, puzzled
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. überrascht und/oder verwirrt
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 perplex
- perplexer masculine nominative singular
- am perplexesten superlative
- perplexe feminine nominative singular
- perplexes neuter nominative singular
- perplexen genitive masculine singular
- perplexem dative masculine singular
- der perplexe definite includes-article masculine
- die perplexe definite feminine includes-article
- das perplexe definite includes-article neuter
- die perplexen definite includes-article nominative
- des perplexen definite genitive includes-article
- der perplexen definite feminine genitive
- dem perplexen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce perplex?
- /pɛʁˈplɛks/
- [pɛʁˈplɛks]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to perplex
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is perplex in German?
perplex appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).