Polyglot Dictionary

heuchlerisch

/ˈhɔɪ̯çləʁɪʃ/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. hypocritical

    Built from Heuchler (hypocrite) + -isch (-ish).

    • Das ist heuchlerisch.

      That is hypocritical.

Made of

  • Heuchler hypocrite
  • -isch -ish

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

hipócrita

hipócrita is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "hypocritical."

French

hypocrite

hypocrite is the French word for the same thing — both mean "hypocritical."

Practice

1 What does heuchlerisch mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches heuchlerisch?

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