Jammertal
German, noun/ˈjamɐˌtaːl/
Jammertal is spelled J-A-M-M-E-R-T-A-L (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 113,526th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jammertal is a German neuter noun meaning “vale of tears (a symbolic valley of tears)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Leben auf der Erde, im Gegensatz zum Himmel”.
What does Jammertal mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutervale of tears (a symbolic valley of tears)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Leben auf der Erde, im Gegensatz zum Himmel 2. Zustand, der traurig oder allgemein sehr schlecht ist
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 Jammertal
- Jammertäler nominative plural
- Jammertals genitive singular
- Jammertälern dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Jammertal?
- /ˈjamɐˌtaːl/
- [ˈjamɐˌtaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Jammertal in German?
Jammertal appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).