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verrückt

crazy

Meaning of verrückt

very foolish or not sensible

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German/fɛʁˈʏkt/
Chinese pronunciation in Latin lettersfēngkuáng de
crazy
verrückt - crazy
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verrückt with Chinese translation

verrückt usage examples

🇨🇳Chinese🇩🇪German

Die Idee klingt verrückt.

🇨🇳Chinese🇩🇪German

Er hat eine verrückte Sache gemacht.

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verrückt belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

verrückt疯狂的
gehackt切碎的
gekocht煮熟的
gefrostet冷冻的
ungekocht生的
salzig咸的
in Scheiben geschnitten切片的

verrückt synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between verrückt / irre / wahnsinnig / durchgedreht / crazy / witzig

I
🇩🇪German
irre

Colloquial: ‘crazy’, ‘mad’, usually about a person or action; can sound mildly negative or just evaluative.

A2Often
W
🇩🇪German
wahnsinnig

Strong word: ‘mad’, ‘insane’; can describe a person, action, or very intense feeling, not only negatively.

A2Often
D
🇩🇪German
durchgedreht

Colloquial: ‘gone off the rails’, ‘totally unhinged’; usually about a person behaving very strangely or irrationally.

A2Often
C
🇩🇪German
crazy

An English borrowing used in German; often sounds trendy or colloquial and can work as an intensifier, not always literally ‘insane’.

A2Very Often
W
🇩🇪German
witzig

Not ‘crazy’; rather ‘funny’, ‘amusing’, sometimes about a strange but comic situation.

A2Very Often
S
🇩🇪German
seltsam

‘Odd’, ‘strange’; describes something unusual or unfamiliar, but not necessarily crazy.

A2Very Often
N
🇩🇪German
nicht normal

Literally ‘not normal’; a very direct and often harsh expression, stronger and blunter than just ‘strange’.

A2Very Often
U
🇩🇪German
unvernünftig

‘Unreasonable’, ‘irrational’; emphasizes lack of common sense rather than mental weirdness.

A2Often
B
🇩🇪German
bekloppt

Colloquial and fairly rude: ‘nuts’, ‘crazy’; often sounds mocking or annoyed.

A2Often
U
🇩🇪German
unsinnig

‘Nonsensical’, ‘pointless’; refers to an idea, decision, or action that makes no sense.

A2Often

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How to pronounce verrückt and what this word means

verrückt means crazy. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce verrückt

/fɛʁˈʏkt/

verrückt translation

crazy

verrückt examples

Die Idee klingt verrückt.

verrückt transcription

/fɛʁˈʏkt/

Questions about this word

verrückt meaning: what does it mean?

sehr unvernünftig oder nicht vernünftig

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verrückt is pronounced as /fɛʁˈʏkt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

verrückt definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Die Idee klingt verrückt. Translation: Идея звучит безумно.

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