Jammerlappen
German, noun/ˈjamɐlapn̩/
Jammerlappen is spelled J-A-M-M-E-R-L-A-P-P-E-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 68,093rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jammerlappen is a German masculine noun meaning “sissy (timid, cowardly person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “wehleidige Person”.
What does Jammerlappen mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialderogatorymasculinesissy (timid, cowardly person)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. wehleidige Person
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 Jammerlappen
- Jammerlappens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Jammerlappen?
- /ˈjamɐlapn̩/
- [ˈjamɐˌlapn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Jammerlappen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Jammerlappen in German?
Jammerlappen appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).