Freudenträne
German, noun/ˈfʁɔɪ̯dn̩ˌtʁɛːnə/
Freudenträne is spelled F-R-E-U-D-E-N-T-R-Ä-N-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 58 million words in written German, the 464,147th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Freudenträne is a German feminine noun meaning “tear of joy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Träne aus dem Gefühl tiefer Freude oder Dankbarkeit heraus”.
What does Freudenträne mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetear of joy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Träne aus dem Gefühl tiefer Freude oder Dankbarkeit heraus
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 Freudenträne
- Freudentränen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Freudenträne?
- /ˈfʁɔɪ̯dn̩ˌtʁɛːnə/
- /-ˌtʁeːnə/
- [ˈfʁɔɪ̯dn̩ˌtʁɛːnə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Freudenträne in German?
Freudenträne appears about once in every 58 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).