Dog

"Dog" in German

Hund

(animal)

Hund

(animal)

Hund

(morally reprehensible person — see also scoundrel)

Hündin

(animal)

Rüde

(male canine)

Schabracke

(dull, unattractive girl or woman)

Schuft

(morally reprehensible person — see also scoundrel)

Schurke

(morally reprehensible person — see also scoundrel)

an den Fersen bleiben

(follow in an annoying way)

befestigen

(fasten a hatch securely)

festmachen

(fasten a hatch securely)

fixieren

(fasten a hatch securely)

hetzen

(pursue with the intent to catch)

jagen

(pursue with the intent to catch)

plagen

(follow in an annoying way)

sichern

(fasten a hatch securely)

verfolgen

(pursue with the intent to catch)

verfolgen

(follow in an annoying way)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.