feucht
/fɔʏ̯çt/
The German word for humid is feucht.
feucht is used to describe things that are slightly damp or moist, such as environments or surfaces. For example, you can use it to describe a feuchtes Tuch (a damp cloth).
Meaning: slightly wet (adj)
Which one should you use?
There are different words depending on the degree of wetness and the specific feeling of the weather. Use feucht for things that are slightly damp, but use nass if something is thoroughly wet. Regarding the weather, while feucht means humid or damp, the specific word for the uncomfortable, heavy and muggy feeling of high humidity in the air is schwül.
How do you pronounce it?
/fɔʏ̯çt/
Did you know?
- While feucht describes dampness, the word for muggy weather, schwül, is closely related to the word schwelen, which means to smolder or burn slowly without a flame.
- German uses feucht to describe certain types of wine or cigars, where 'humid' implies a specific, desired level of moisture for preservation.
- The word feucht can be used in the phrase feuchte Augen to describe eyes that are welling up with tears, even before the tears actually fall.
Examples in context
- Im Sommer ist es warm und feucht.It's hot and humid in summer.This sentence shows how to describe summer weather using feucht.Tatoeba #12505883 by mhr, translation #12913324 by sundown
- Im Sommer wird es hier ziemlich feucht.It gets very humid here in the summer.This sentence shows how to use feucht to describe the humidity level in a specific place during summer.Tatoeba #1204096 by Sudajaengi, translation #280003 by CK
- Der Sommer ist immer schwül und feucht.Summer is always hot and humid.This sentence uses feucht alongside another word to describe the summer weather.Tatoeba #10049237 by Yorwba, translation #10055156 by sundown
- Die Luftfeuchtigkeit ist hochThe humidity level is high.
- Es ist schwül heuteIt is humid today.
- Es ist ziemlich klamm hierIt is quite humid/damp here.
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Example conversation
Sarah and Felix are standing in a basement.
- SarahEs ist hier im Keller sehr feucht.It is very damp here in the basement.
- FelixJa, die Wände fühlen sich feucht an.Yes, the walls feel damp.
- SarahWir müssen das Fenster öffnen.We must open the window.
- FelixDas ist eine gute Idee, Sarah.That is a good idea, Sarah.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “humid” translations and entries feucht, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
