Gelassenheit
German, noun[ɡəˈlasn̩haɪ̯t]
Gelassenheit is spelled G-E-L-A-S-S-E-N-H-E-I-T (12 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written German, the 15,856th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gelassenheit is a German feminine noun meaning “serenity, calm, tranquillity, repose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “maßvolle Haltung, innere Ruhe, seelisches Gleichgewicht”.
What does Gelassenheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineserenity, calm, tranquillity, repose
- 2
femininepoise, equanimity
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. maßvolle Haltung, innere Ruhe, seelisches Gleichgewicht 2. unbeteiligte Haltung, gedankliche Ferne
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 Gelassenheit?
- [ɡəˈlasn̩haɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gelassenheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gelassenheit in German?
Gelassenheit appears 3.5 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).