herablassend
German, adjective[hɛˈʁapˌlasn̩t]
herablassend is spelled H-E-R-A-B-L-A-S-S-E-N-D (12 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 42,412th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herablassend is a German adjective meaning “condescending (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of herablassen. The German Wiktionary defines it as “betont gnädig, seinen vermeintlich oder tatsächlich höheren Rang herausstellend”.
What does herablassend mean in English?
adjective
- 1
condescending (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)
verb
- 1
present participle of herablassen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. betont gnädig, seinen vermeintlich oder tatsächlich höheren Rang herausstellend 2. sich respektvoll auf jemanden von geringerem Stand einlassend
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 herablassend
- herablassender masculine nominative singular
- am herablassendsten superlative
- herablassende feminine nominative singular
- herablassendes neuter nominative singular
- herablassenden genitive masculine singular
- herablassendem dative masculine singular
- der herablassende definite includes-article masculine
- die herablassende definite feminine includes-article
- das herablassende definite includes-article neuter
- die herablassenden definite includes-article nominative
- des herablassenden definite genitive includes-article
- der herablassenden definite feminine genitive
- dem herablassenden dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce herablassend?
- [hɛˈʁapˌlasn̩t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to herablassend
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is herablassend in German?
herablassend appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).