Heimweh
German, noun/ˈhaɪ̯mˌveː/
Heimweh is spelled H-E-I-M-W-E-H (7 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written German, the 23,467th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Heimweh is a German neuter noun meaning “homesickness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Sehnsucht nach der Heimat”.
What does Heimweh mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterhomesickness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sehnsucht nach der Heimat
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 Heimweh
- Heimwehes genitive
- Heimwehs genitive
- Heimwehe dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Heimweh?
- /ˈhaɪ̯mˌveː/
- [ˈhaɪ̯mˌveː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Heimweh
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Heimweh in German?
Heimweh appears 2.1 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).