Polyglot Dictionary

wütend

/ˈvyːtn̩t/

adjective A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Negative

Meaning

  1. furious, very angry

    Stronger than böse, which can mean simply cross or naughty; wütend is genuine rage.

    • Er war wütend über die schlechte Note.

      He was furious about the bad grade.

Similar words

böse

böse covers a range from "naughty" to "angry" or "evil" depending on context; wütend specifically means "furious," a stronger and more focused anger.

zornig

wütend is the everyday word for "furious"; zornig is more literary, describing a deep, often righteous anger.

Similar in other languages

English

angry

Close — furious, very angry relates to angry.

English

violent

violent overlaps with German wütend (furious) -- violent anger is furious anger.

Practice

1 What does wütend mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er war ___ über die schlechte Note.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches wütend?

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