Polyglot Dictionary

töricht

/ˈtøːʁɪçt/

adjective C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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Meaning

  1. foolish

    • Das war eine törichte Entscheidung.

      That was a foolish decision.

Similar words

närrisch

närrisch also implies "crazy, zany," like carnival foolery; töricht is more purely "unwise" — both mean "foolish."

albern

albern is more about silliness or childishness; töricht is more about unwise foolishness.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

insensato

insensato is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "foolish."

Portuguese

tolo

tolo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "foolish."

Practice

1 What does töricht mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches töricht?

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