Angeberei
German, noun/anɡeːbəˈʁaɪ̯/
Angeberei is spelled A-N-G-E-B-E-R-E-I (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 107,140th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Angeberei is a German feminine noun meaning “bragging, boasting, showing-off” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das übertriebene Zurschaustellen der eigenen positiven Taten”.
What does Angeberei mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebragging, boasting, showing-off
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das übertriebene Zurschaustellen der eigenen positiven Taten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Angeberei
- Angebereien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Angeberei?
- /anɡeːbəˈʁaɪ̯/
- [anɡeːbəˈʁaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Angeberei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Angeberei in German?
Angeberei appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).