Eulenspiegelei
German, noun[ˌɔɪ̯lənʃpiːɡəˈlaɪ̯]
Eulenspiegelei is a German feminine noun meaning “prank, trick (in the manner of Till Eulenspiegel)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Streich, den einer einem anderen spielt, indem er dessen Anweisungen wörtlich nimmt”.
What does Eulenspiegelei mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerareprank, trick (in the manner of Till Eulenspiegel)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Streich, den einer einem anderen spielt, indem er dessen Anweisungen wörtlich nimmt
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 Eulenspiegelei
- Eulenspiegeleien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eulenspiegelei?
- [ˌɔɪ̯lənʃpiːɡəˈlaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Eulenspiegelei in German?
Eulenspiegelei appears about once in every 71 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).