widerlich
German, adjective/ˈviːdɐlɪç/
widerlich is spelled W-I-D-E-R-L-I-C-H (9 letters) and appears 7.8 times per million words in written German, the 8,702nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Widerlich is a German adjective meaning “disgusting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sehr unangenehm auf die Sinnesorgane wirkend”.
What does widerlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
disgusting
adverb
- 1
disgustingly, distastefully, abhorrently, detestably
Es stank widerlich.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. sehr unangenehm auf die Sinnesorgane wirkend 2. das ästhetische Empfinden verletzend 3. moralisch verabscheuenswürdig, nicht zu tolerieren 4. kaum auszuhalten
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 widerlich
- widerlicher masculine nominative singular
- am widerlichsten superlative
- widerliche feminine nominative singular
- widerliches neuter nominative singular
- widerlichen genitive masculine singular
- widerlichem dative masculine singular
- der widerliche definite includes-article masculine
- die widerliche definite feminine includes-article
- das widerliche definite includes-article neuter
- die widerlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des widerlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der widerlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem widerlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce widerlich?
- /ˈviːdɐlɪç/
- [ˈviːdɐlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to widerlich
- filthy
- obnoxious
- sickening
- repulsive
- nauseous
- repugnant
- odious
- lurid
- loathsome
- disgustingly
- yucky
- fulsome
- bilious
- manky
- noisome
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is widerlich in German?
widerlich appears 7.8 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).