Leidensgenosse
German, noun/ˈlaɪ̯dn̩sɡəˌnɔsə/
Leidensgenosse is spelled L-E-I-D-E-N-S-G-E-N-O-S-S-E (14 letters) and appears about once in every 27 million words in written German, the 301,457th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leidensgenosse is a German masculine noun meaning “companion in misfortune” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Person, die derselben Unbill ausgesetzt ist wie andere Personen”.
What does Leidensgenosse mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecompanion in misfortune
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Person, die derselben Unbill ausgesetzt ist wie andere Personen
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 Leidensgenosse
- Leidensgenossen genitive
- Leidensgenossin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leidensgenosse?
- /ˈlaɪ̯dn̩sɡəˌnɔsə/
- [ˈlaɪ̯dn̩sɡəˌnɔsə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Leidensgenosse in German?
Leidensgenosse appears about once in every 27 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).