verschwenderisch
German, adjective[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndəʁɪʃ]
verschwenderisch is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-E-N-D-E-R-I-S-C-H (16 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 56,036th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verschwenderisch is a German adjective meaning “lavish, extravagant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unbedacht beim Ausgeben von Geld oder beim Einsatz von Vermögen”.
What does verschwenderisch mean in English?
adjective
- 1
lavish, extravagant
- 2
wasteful, profligate, prodigal
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. unbedacht beim Ausgeben von Geld oder beim Einsatz von Vermögen 2. in großer, nahezu unbegrenzter Menge vorhanden
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 verschwenderisch
- verschwenderischer masculine nominative singular
- am verschwenderischsten superlative
- verschwenderische feminine nominative singular
- verschwenderisches neuter nominative singular
- verschwenderischen genitive masculine singular
- verschwenderischem dative masculine singular
- der verschwenderische definite includes-article masculine
- die verschwenderische definite feminine includes-article
- das verschwenderische definite includes-article neuter
- die verschwenderischen definite includes-article nominative
- des verschwenderischen definite genitive includes-article
- der verschwenderischen definite feminine genitive
- dem verschwenderischen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce verschwenderisch?
- [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndəʁɪʃ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to verschwenderisch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is verschwenderisch in German?
verschwenderisch 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).