Deutschtümelei
German, noun[ˌdɔɪ̯t͡ʃtyːməˈlaɪ̯]
Deutschtümelei is spelled D-E-U-T-S-C-H-T-Ü-M-E-L-E-I (14 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written German, the 214,094th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Deutschtümelei is a German feminine noun meaning “German chauvinism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “übertriebene Wertschätzung/Betonung all dessen, was als deutsch angesehen wird”.
What does Deutschtümelei mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfeminineGerman chauvinism
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. übertriebene Wertschätzung/Betonung all dessen, was als deutsch angesehen wird
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 Deutschtümelei
- Deutschtümeleien plural
- Deutschthümelei alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Deutschtümelei?
- [ˌdɔɪ̯t͡ʃtyːməˈlaɪ̯]
- [ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃtyːməˌlaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Deutschtümelei in German?
Deutschtümelei appears about once in every 15 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).