fachsimpeln
German, verb/ˈfaxˌzɪmpəln/
fachsimpeln is spelled F-A-C-H-S-I-M-P-E-L-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 80,178th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fachsimpeln is a German verb meaning “to talk about technical, professional or intellectual matters, often lengthily in a way that is fun for the participants but tedious for…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein (längeres und zwangloses) Gespräch führen, bei dem die Gesprächsteilnehmer das Gesprächsthema, oftmals…”.
What does fachsimpeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
informalto talk about technical, professional or intellectual matters, often lengthily in a way that is fun for the participants but tedious for outsiders
Schön, dass wir mal ein bisschen fachsimpeln konnten.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. ein (längeres und zwangloses) Gespräch führen, bei dem die Gesprächsteilnehmer das Gesprächsthema, oftmals ein Fach- oder Sachgebiet, sehr gut kennen
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 fachsimpeln
- fachsimpelt present singular third-person
- fachsimpelte past
- gefachsimpelt participle past
- fachgesimpelt participle past rare
- haben auxiliary
- fachsimpelnd participle present
- fachsimple first-person indicative present
- fachsimpele first-person indicative present
- fachsimpel first-person indicative present
- fachsimpelst indicative present second-person
- fachsimpelest second-person singular subjunctive
- fachsimplest second-person singular subjunctive
- fachsimpelet plural second-person subjunctive
- fachsimplet plural second-person subjunctive
- fachsimpelten first-person indicative plural
- fachsimpeltest indicative preterite second-person
- fachsimpeltet indicative plural preterite
- fachsimpel! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fachsimpeln?
- /ˈfaxˌzɪmpəln/
- [ˈfaχˌzɪm.pl̩n]
- [ˈfaxˌzɪmpl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is fachsimpeln in German?
fachsimpeln appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).