Angst
German, noun/aŋst/
Angst is spelled A-N-G-S-T (5 letters) and appears 148 times per million words in written German, the 588th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Angst is a German feminine noun meaning “fear; fright; anxiety” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gefühl der (existentiellen) Furcht oder Sorge, etwa bei einer Bedrohung”.
What does Angst mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefear; fright; anxiety
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gefühl der (existentiellen) Furcht oder Sorge, etwa bei einer Bedrohung
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 Angst
- Ängste plural
- Ängsten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Angst?
- /aŋst/
- [ʔaŋst]
- [ʔaŋkst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Angst
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Angst in German?
Angst appears 148 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).