Federlesen
German, noun/ˈfeːdɐˌleːzn̩/
Federlesen is spelled F-E-D-E-R-L-E-S-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written German, the 244,602nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Federlesen is a German neuter noun meaning “ballyhoo, fuss” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “großer Aufwand, viel Aufheben um etwas”.
What does Federlesen mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedneuterballyhoo, fuss
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. großer Aufwand, viel Aufheben um etwas
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 Federlesen
- Federlesens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Federlesen?
- /ˈfeːdɐˌleːzn̩/
- [ˈfeːdɐˌleːzn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Federlesen in German?
Federlesen appears about once in every 19 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).