Rachsucht
German, noun/ˈʁaχˌzʊχt/
Rachsucht is spelled R-A-C-H-S-U-C-H-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 99,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rachsucht is a German feminine noun meaning “vindictiveness, vengefulness, strong desire for revenge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “heftiges Verlangen nach Rache”.
What does Rachsucht mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevindictiveness, vengefulness, strong desire for revenge
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. heftiges Verlangen nach Rache
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 Rachsucht
- Rachsüchte plural
- Rachsüchten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rachsucht?
- /ˈʁaχˌzʊχt/
- [ˈʁaxˌzʊxt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Rachsucht in German?
Rachsucht appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).