töricht
German, adjective/ˈtøːʁɪçt/
töricht is spelled T-Ö-R-I-C-H-T (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 43,091st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Töricht is a German adjective meaning “foolish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ohne Vernunft und Überlegung”.
What does töricht mean in English?
adjective
- 1
derogatoryfoolish
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. ohne Vernunft und Überlegung 2. keinen Argwohn zeigend; nicht besonders schlau, klug 3. ohne Erfolg oder Hoffnung, sich nicht lohnend 4. besonders seltsam, unsinnig oder ärgerlich wirkend
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 töricht
- törichter masculine nominative singular
- am törichtsten superlative
- törichte feminine nominative singular
- törichtes neuter nominative singular
- törichten genitive masculine singular
- törichtem dative masculine singular
- der törichte definite includes-article masculine
- die törichte definite feminine includes-article
- das törichte definite includes-article neuter
- die törichten definite includes-article nominative
- des törichten definite genitive includes-article
- der törichten definite feminine genitive
- dem törichten dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce töricht?
- /ˈtøːʁɪçt/
- [ˈtøːʁɪçt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to töricht
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is töricht in German?
töricht appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).