schlecht.
bad, evil, wicked (the opposite of good; immoral)
Meaning & usage
bad, evil, wicked (the opposite of good; immoral)
ein schlechter Mensch
bad (unskilled; of limited ability)
sie ist schlecht in Mathe
bad (unhealthy, unwell)
schlecht für jemanden sein
bad (of poor physical appearance)
schlecht aussehen
bad, off (spoiled, rotten, overripe)
Das Brot ist schlecht geworden und grüne Pilze wuchsen auf ihm.
sick, nauseated
Von zu vielen Süßigkeiten wird mir immer schlecht.
dirty (dishonourable)
Where this word comes from
From earlier slecht, from Middle High German slëht, from Old High German slëht (see also schlicht), from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz. Cognate with English slight, Dutch slecht, Afrikaans sleg, Icelandic sléttur, Faroese slættur, Swedish slätt, Danish slet, Gothic 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (slaihts), and Norwegian slett.
badly, poorly, not well (in a bad or poor manner)
with difficulty, not easily
Where this word comes from
From earlier slecht, from Middle High German slëht, from Old High German slëht (see also schlicht), from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz. Cognate with English slight, Dutch slecht, Afrikaans sleg, Icelandic sléttur, Faroese slættur, Swedish slätt, Danish slet, Gothic 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (slaihts), and Norwegian slett.
Try it on your idea.
schlecht has 8 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.