Feigheit
German, noun/ˈfaɪ̯k(h)aɪ̯t/
Feigheit is spelled F-E-I-G-H-E-I-T (8 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 27,669th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Feigheit is a German feminine noun meaning “cowardice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “feige Eigenschaft: Angst, Scheu vor jeder Gefahr, jedem Risiko”.
What does Feigheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecowardice
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. feige Eigenschaft: Angst, Scheu vor jeder Gefahr, jedem Risiko
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 Feigheit
- Feigheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Feigheit?
- standard /ˈfaɪ̯k(h)aɪ̯t/
- /ˈfaɪ̯ç(h)aɪ̯t/
- [ˈfaɪ̯khaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Feigheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Feigheit in German?
Feigheit appears 1.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).