Angstlust
[ˈaŋstˌlʊst]
The verdict
“Angstlust” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - reizvolle zwiespältige Gefühlslage, die dadurch entsteht, dass man sich bewusst einer angsteinflößenden Situation (real oder gedanklich) aussetzt und erwartet, durch das Meistern/Überstehen der Sit...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Angstlust |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaŋstˌlʊst] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Angstlust” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Angstlust is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaŋstˌlʊst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "reizvolle zwiespältige Gefühlslage, die dadurch entsteht, dass man sich bewusst einer angsteinflößenden Situation (real oder gedanklich) aussetzt und erwartet, durch das Meistern/Überstehen der Sit...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Angstlust in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Angstlust, spelled A-N-G-S-T-L-U-S-T.
Definition
- 1reizvolle zwiespältige Gefühlslage, die dadurch entsteht, dass man sich bewusst einer angsteinflößenden Situation (real oder gedanklich) aussetzt und erwartet, durch das Meistern/Überstehen der Situation mit einem Glücksgefühl/Lustempfinden belohnt zu werden
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Angstlust”
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- The one correct German spelling is A-N-G-S-T-L-U-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaŋstˌlʊst] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.