verschämt
German, adjective[fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛːmt]
verschämt is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-Ä-M-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 80,178th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verschämt is a German adjective meaning “bashful, shy, coy, shamefaced” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich ein wenig schämend; ein wenig Scham empfindend und verlegen; schüchtern und zaghaft”.
What does verschämt mean in English?
adjective
- 1
bashful, shy, coy, shamefaced
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. sich ein wenig schämend; ein wenig Scham empfindend und verlegen; schüchtern und zaghaft
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 verschämt
- verschämter masculine nominative singular
- am verschämtesten superlative
- verschämte positive nominative strong
- verschämtes positive nominative strong
- verschämten positive genitive strong
- verschämtem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce verschämt?
- [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛːmt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to verschämt
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is verschämt in German?
verschämt appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).