Bad Words In German

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We have bad days and frustrating moments and so are Germans. In fact, Germany is one of the top 10 countries that swear the most. But is it necessary for German language learners to learn those swear words in German? Nope, not really. But believe me, you will remember those German bad words more quickly than memorising the 4 cases of the German language.

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Learning these bad words and German insults is fun but you have to be careful in using them around children and strangers or else you will definitely get Ärger.

You might be learning German now that’s why you’re here or you simply want to yell at someone who happens to be a German and you want to know how you say the F word in German and the rudest German words and phrases ever.

But this website doesn’t want to focus solely on being rude and being cool by learning those German swear words, we also aim for learners to know beyond yelling expletives in German so we will incorporate more explanations and definitions which are related to the words.

So you’re ready to learn to swear words in German? If you are, then you will also learn here more insults and silly expressions you will hear from German.

German Swear Words and Insults

German Bad Words & Insults	English Equivalent	Meaning (Literal)	Words To Learn
Hackfresse	sh*tface	a face like a ground meat	die Fresse – a face das Hack(fleisch) – mince(meat)
Affenarsch	bastard	monkey’s butt	der Affe – monkey der Arsch – butt
Mistkerl	douchebag	nasty guy	der Mist – rubbish, bullsh*t, nonsense der Kerl – guy So ein Mist! – Damn it!
Arschgeige	A**hole	butt violin	die Geige – violin der Arsch – butt
Depp	Fool	fool, moron	der Depp – fool, moron, simpleton
Asi	anti-social	asocial
Penner	jerk	homeless alcoholic	der Penner – beggar, homeless pennen – to sleep
Matratze	b*tch, lay	mattress	die Matratze – mattress
Scheiße	Sh*t	poo	die Scheiße – poo, crap
Schwuchtel	faggot	gay, homosexual man	die Schwuchtel – queer
Luder	B**ch	hussy, sl*t	das Luder – b*tch, hussy, babe
Eierkopf	egghead	egg-shaped head	der Eierkopf – egghead
Schlampe	sl*t	wh*re	die Schlampe – btch, whre
Flittchen	bimbo, sl*t		das Flittchen – tramp, bimbo
Nutte	he, slt		die Nutte – prostitute
Dreckskerl	scumbag	dirty man	der Dreck – dirt dreckig (adj.) – dirty der Kerl – guy
Dummkopf	fool, imbecile, idiot	silly head	dumm (adj.) – stupid, silly der Kopf – head
Vollidiot	retard, dumba**	total dork	der Idiot – moron
Ficker	f*cker		der Ficker – f*cker
Trottel	dumba**		der Trottel – fool, douchebag
Hundesohn	son of a b*tch	son of a dog	der Hund – dog der Sohn – son
Blödarsch	dumbo	stupid butt	blöd – stupid, silly der Arsch – butt
Ekelpaket	fleabag	nasty package	ekelhaft (adj.) – nasty der Ekel – disgust das Ekel- nasty, stinker das Paket – package, parcel
Blöde Kuh	twerp	stupid cow	die Kuh – cow
Blödian	idiot		der Blödian – idiot, fathead
Arschloch	a**hole	hole of a butt	das Loch – hole
Spinner	weirdo		der Spinner – weirdo, nutcase
Verdammt!	D*mn!

If you want to upgrade your swearing in German, then you should learn these worst German insults, phrases and profanities in German. But, like always, do not overdo or abuse these words and phrases.

Swear phrases and profanities in German

Swear Phrases in German	English Equivalent	Words to Learn
Du Ekel!	You rotter!	ekeln – to disgust sich vor etw. (dat) ekeln – to find something disgusting sich ekeln – to feel disgusted Ekeln empfinden – to feel disgust
Verpiss dich!	F*ck off!	sich verpissen – to f*ck off
So ein Scheiß!	Oh crap!	scheißen – to take a sh*t
Ich scheiße drauf.	I don’t give a sh*t.	drauf scheißen – to not give a care
Scheiß drauf!	F*ck it!	–
Ohne Scheiß	I kid you not	–
So ein blöder Affe!	What a silly fool!	blöd – silly
So ein Trampel!	What a plonker!	der Trampel – oaf, slow-witted person
So ein Beschiss	What a rip-off!	der Beschiss — scam, cheat, ripoff beschissen (adj.) – lousy, crappy sich beschissen fühlen – to feel sh*tty
Fick dich du Arschloch!	Fck you a*hole!	der Fick – bang, fck ficken – to fck das Arschloch – a**hole
Fick dich ins Knie, du Arschloch!	Go fck yourself, a*hole!	das Knie – knee
Fick dich (selbst)!	Go f*ck yourself!
Fahr zur Hölle!	To hell with you!	die Hölle – hell zur Hölle fahren – to go to hell
Was zur Hölle…?	What the hell …?
Geh scheißen!	F*ck off!
Du bist ein ausgesprochenes Schwein!	You’re a complete and utter pig!	ausgesprochen – complete, downright das Schwein – pig
Du Missgeburt!	You freak!	die Missgeburt – freak, miscarriage
Spinnst du?	Are you crazy?	spinnen – to spin, to go nuts der Spinner – weirdo
So ein Feigling!	Such a coward!	der Feigling – coward
Bist du bescheuert/bekloppt?	Are you nuts/crazy?	bescheuert/bekloppt – crazy
Du gemeiner Hund!	You rotten bastard!	gemein (adj.) – cruel
Du kleiner Kacker!	You little sh*t!	die Kacke – sht kacken – to poop, to take a sht
Das ist Kacke!	That’s BS!	–
Du redest Stuss!	You’re talking nonsense!	der Stuss – nonsense, baloney
Du blöde Kuh!	You daft cow!	blöd – silly die Kuh – cow
Du feige Sau, du!	You chickenshit bastard, you!	feige (adj) – coward der Feigling – coward, wuss
Du redest nur Scheiß!	You’re so full of it!
Willst du mich verarschen?	Are you f*cking with me?	verarschen – to diss somebody sich selbst verarschen – to fool oneself verarscht (adj.) – pranked, messed around
Heilige Scheiße!	Holy sh*t!	heilig (adj.)- holy
Verdammte Scheiße!	F*cking hell!	verdammt (adj.)- d*mned verdammen – to curse
Du bist ein (alter) Lügensack!	You’re full of sh*t!	der Lügensack -somebody full of lies

While some of these German swear words and phrases sound really funny, it doesn’t mean you can use that to anyone and anytime you want to or when you feel like using them.

You should watch German movies, YouTube German vlogs and documentaries so you will know how native Germans use these swear words and phrases in their everyday lives. These words and phrases are normally heard between friends and family members.

If you hear that randomly in the streets, then surely, somebody is having a bad day or you did something wrong if it is directed to you.