Beileid
German, noun/ˈbaɪ̯laɪ̯t/
Beileid is spelled B-E-I-L-E-I-D (7 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written German, the 11,404th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Beileid is a German neuter noun meaning “condolence, sympathy (especially over death)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(Ausdruck der) Anteilnahme gegenüber den Betroffenen im Fall des Todes eines Angehörigen”.
What does Beileid mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercondolence, sympathy (especially over death)
Mein herzliches Beileid.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Ausdruck der) Anteilnahme gegenüber den Betroffenen im Fall des Todes eines Angehörigen
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 Beileid
- Beileides genitive
- Beileids genitive
- Beileide dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Beileid?
- /ˈbaɪ̯laɪ̯t/
- [ˈbaɪ̯laɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Beileid
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Beileid in German?
Beileid appears 5.5 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).