zimperlich
German, adjective/ˈt͡sɪmpɐlɪç/
zimperlich is spelled Z-I-M-P-E-R-L-I-C-H (10 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 36,256th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zimperlich is a German adjective meaning “squeamish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “übertrieben empfindlich”.
What does zimperlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
squeamish
- 2
prissy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. übertrieben empfindlich 2. allzu schamhaft
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 zimperlich
- zimperlicher masculine nominative singular
- am zimperlichsten superlative
- zimperliche feminine nominative singular
- zimperliches neuter nominative singular
- zimperlichen genitive masculine singular
- zimperlichem dative masculine singular
- der zimperliche definite includes-article masculine
- die zimperliche definite feminine includes-article
- das zimperliche definite includes-article neuter
- die zimperlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des zimperlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der zimperlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem zimperlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zimperlich?
- /ˈt͡sɪmpɐlɪç/
- [ˈt͡sɪmpɐlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zimperlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zimperlich in German?
zimperlich appears 1.1 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).