Heuchelei
German, noun/hɔɪ̯.çəˈlaɪ̯/
Heuchelei is spelled H-E-U-C-H-E-L-E-I (9 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written German, the 19,169th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Heuchelei is a German feminine noun meaning “hypocrisy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vortäuschen von Unwahrheiten; eine Form von Lügen”.
What does Heuchelei mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehypocrisy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vortäuschen von Unwahrheiten; eine Form von Lügen
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 Heuchelei
- Heucheleien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Heuchelei?
- /hɔɪ̯.çəˈlaɪ̯/
- [hɔɪ̯çəˈlaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Heuchelei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Heuchelei in German?
Heuchelei appears 2.8 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).