Fremdwörterei
German, noun/fʁɛmtvœʁtəˈʁaɪ̯/
Fremdwörterei is spelled F-R-E-M-D-W-Ö-R-T-E-R-E-I (13 letters). Fremdwörterei is a German feminine noun meaning “overuse of foreign words” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “starker/zu starker Gebrauch von Fremdwörtern”.
What does Fremdwörterei mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoveruse of foreign words
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. starker/zu starker Gebrauch von Fremdwörtern
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Fremdwörterei?
- /fʁɛmtvœʁtəˈʁaɪ̯/
- [fʁɛmtvœʁtəˈʁaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.