Frotzelei
German, noun[fʁɔt͡səˈlaɪ̯]
Frotzelei is spelled F-R-O-T-Z-E-L-E-I (9 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written German, the 317,631st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Frotzelei is a German feminine noun meaning “teasing, jab” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nicht ganz ernst gemeintes, wenig aggressives Sich-Lustig-Machen über jemanden oder etwas”.
What does Frotzelei mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineteasing, jab
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nicht ganz ernst gemeintes, wenig aggressives Sich-Lustig-Machen über jemanden oder 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 Frotzelei
- Frotzeleien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Frotzelei?
- [fʁɔt͡səˈlaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Frotzelei in German?
Frotzelei appears about once in every 30 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).