No. 12,823 in German
wurf
"Wurf" in German means "throw" or "litter" (as in a group of offspring from animals).
In a sentence
Der Basketballspieler machte einen perfekten Wurf.
The basketball player made a perfect throw.
Here, 'Wurf' is used to describe the act of throwing, specifically in the context of sports.
Dieser Roman war ein wahrer Glückswurf.
This novel was a true lucky strike.
Here, 'Wurf' refers metaphorically to a successful or lucky endeavor, often used figuratively.
Die Katze hatte einen Wurf von drei Jungen.
The cat had a litter of three kittens.
In this sentence, 'Wurf' describes the set of offspring born at one time to an animal, using the biological meaning.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “wurf” in actual German podcasts.
Find “wurf” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays German podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Deutsch, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
German books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).