leider
German, adverb
leider is spelled L-E-I-D-E-R (6 letters) and appears 240 times per million words in written German, the 366th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leider is a German adverb meaning “unfortunately” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Leider is a different word: “sufferer”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ausdruck des Bedauerns”.
What does leider mean in English?
adverb
- 1
unfortunately
noun
- 1
masculinesufferer
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Ausdruck des Bedauerns
noun: 1. jemand, der leidet
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 leider
- Leiders genitive
- Leidern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to leider
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is leider in German?
leider appears 240 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).