Seuche
German, noun/ˈzɔʏ̯çə/
Seuche is spelled S-E-U-C-H-E (6 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written German, the 16,394th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Seuche is a German feminine noun meaning “a disease, usually infectious, that is seen as dangerous and destructive (be it to people, animals, or plants)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Infektionskrankheit, die in der Form einer Epidemie oder in der Form einer Pandemie bei Mensch oder Tier…”.
What does Seuche mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea disease, usually infectious, that is seen as dangerous and destructive (be it to people, animals, or plants)
- 2
femininean epidemic of such a disease
- 3
feminineinformalbad luck, especially as a streak
- 4
feminineinformalsomething highly repulsive or unpleasant
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Infektionskrankheit, die in der Form einer Epidemie oder in der Form einer Pandemie bei Mensch oder Tier auftritt
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 Seuche
- Seuchen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Seuche?
- /ˈzɔʏ̯çə/
- [ˈzɔɪ̯çə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Seuche
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Seuche in German?
Seuche appears 3.4 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).