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seltsam

странный

Meaning of seltsam

ungewöhnlich oder merkwürdig, oft etwas befremdlich

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DE[ˈzɛlt͡saːm]
weird
seltsam - странный
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seltsam synonyms

Related words worth learning together

komisch
Very common colloquial 'odd'; it can also mean 'funny', so context matters.
eigen
Used less often to mean 'strange' and sounds mild; more commonly it means 'own' or 'characteristic'.
absonderlich
Rare and stronger 'eccentric' or 'odd'; often sounds old-fashioned or emphatic.
befremdlich
Suggests something that feels alien, unsettling, or disconcerting; often stronger than simple 'strange'.
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🇩🇪de

Very common colloquial 'odd'; it can also mean 'funny', so context matters.

B1Very Often
🇩🇪de

Used less often to mean 'strange' and sounds mild; more commonly it means 'own' or 'characteristic'.

B1Rarely
A
🇩🇪de
absonderlich

Rare and stronger 'eccentric' or 'odd'; often sounds old-fashioned or emphatic.

B1Rarely
B
🇩🇪de
befremdlich

Suggests something that feels alien, unsettling, or disconcerting; often stronger than simple 'strange'.

B1Rarely

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seltsam Bedeutung: what does it mean?

ungewöhnlich oder merkwürdig, oft etwas befremdlich

seltsam Aussprache: how do you pronounce it?

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Is seltsam part of Personality Traits vocabulary?

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