Elendsviertel
German, noun/ˈeːlɛnt͡sˌfɪʁtl̩/
Elendsviertel is spelled E-L-E-N-D-S-V-I-E-R-T-E-L (13 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 140,468th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Elendsviertel is a German neuter noun meaning “slum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein verwahrloster Stadtbezirk, der von armen Menschen bewohnt wird”.
What does Elendsviertel mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterslum
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein verwahrloster Stadtbezirk, der von armen Menschen bewohnt 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 Elendsviertel
- Elendsviertels genitive
- Elendsvierteln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Elendsviertel?
- /ˈeːlɛnt͡sˌfɪʁtl̩/
- [ˈeːlɛnt͡sˌfɪʁtl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Elendsviertel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Elendsviertel in German?
Elendsviertel appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).