Langeweile
German, noun/ˈlaŋəˌvaɪ̯lə/
Langeweile is spelled L-A-N-G-E-W-E-I-L-E (10 letters) and appears 7.1 times per million words in written German, the 9,345th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Langeweile is a German feminine noun meaning “boredom, ennui, tedium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gefühl der Untätigkeit, der Eintönigkeit”.
What does Langeweile mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineboredom, ennui, tedium
Langeweile kommt auf.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gefühl der Untätigkeit, der Eintönigkeit
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 Langeweile
- Langweile alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Langeweile?
- /ˈlaŋəˌvaɪ̯lə/
- [ˈlaŋəˌvaɪ̯lə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Langeweile
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Langeweile in German?
Langeweile appears 7.1 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).