Fäulnis
German, noun[ˈfɔɪ̯lnɪs]
Fäulnis is spelled F-Ä-U-L-N-I-S (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 55,211th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fäulnis is a German feminine noun meaning “rot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vorgang oder Zustand, in dem etwas verfault; sich zersetzt”.
What does Fäulnis mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerot
- 2
femininedecay
- 3
femininedecadence
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vorgang oder Zustand, in dem etwas verfault; sich zersetzt
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 Fäulnis
- Fäulnisse plural
- Fäulnissen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fäulnis?
- [ˈfɔɪ̯lnɪs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Fäulnis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Fäulnis in German?
Fäulnis appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).