Wucher
German, noun
Wucher is spelled W-U-C-H-E-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 42,412th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wucher is a German masculine noun meaning “usury (loaning at excessive interest rates)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, wucher is a different word: “first-person singular present”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Einforderung zu hoher Kosten bei Geschäften, insbesondere bei Krediten”.
What does Wucher mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineusury (loaning at excessive interest rates)
Nach dem Alten Testament ist Wucher verboten.
- 2
masculinesale at excessive prices; overpricing, gouging; highway robbery
Vier Euro für ein kleines Bier, das ist doch Wucher!
verb
- 1
first-person singular present
- 2
singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Einforderung zu hoher Kosten bei Geschäften, insbesondere bei Krediten 2. Zinsen, Verleihen von Geld gegen Zinsen bis hin zu jeglichem gewinnbringendem Geschäft
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 Wucher
- Wuchers genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Wucher
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Wucher in German?
Wucher 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).