Herablassung
German, noun/hɛˈʁapˌlasʊŋ/
Herablassung is spelled H-E-R-A-B-L-A-S-S-U-N-G (12 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 132,783rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herablassung is a German feminine noun meaning “condescension (patronizing attitude or behavior)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Benehmen, sich nicht klar unfreundlich, aber zugleich leicht despektierlich zu verhalten”.
What does Herablassung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecondescension (patronizing attitude or behavior)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Benehmen, sich nicht klar unfreundlich, aber zugleich leicht despektierlich zu verhalten
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 Herablassung
- Herablassungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Herablassung?
- /hɛˈʁapˌlasʊŋ/
- [hɛˈʁapˌlasʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Herablassung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Herablassung in German?
Herablassung appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).