Hänselei
German, noun[hɛnzəˈlaɪ̯]
Hänselei is spelled H-Ä-N-S-E-L-E-I (8 letters) and appears about once in every 91 million words in written German, the 602,508th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hänselei is a German feminine noun meaning “teasing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “wiederholte spöttische Äußerungen gegenüber jemandem”.
What does Hänselei mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineteasing
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. wiederholte spöttische Äußerungen gegenüber jemandem
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 Hänselei
- Hänseleien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hänselei?
- Germany [hɛnzəˈlaɪ̯]
- [hɛnsɛˈlaɪ̯]
- Austria [-ˈlɑɛ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hänselei in German?
Hänselei appears about once in every 91 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).