leidig
German, adjective/ˈlaɪ̯dɪç/
leidig is spelled L-E-I-D-I-G (6 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 115,169th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leidig is a German adjective meaning “unpleasant, exasperating, tiresome (often implying that the negative aspect is well-known rather than unique or surprising)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in der Art und Weise des Leids; so, dass es zu Leid, zu Ungemach führt; ärgerlich; lästig; unangenehm”.
What does leidig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
unpleasant, exasperating, tiresome (often implying that the negative aspect is well-known rather than unique or surprising)
eine leidige Angelegenheit
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. in der Art und Weise des Leids; so, dass es zu Leid, zu Ungemach führt; ärgerlich; lästig; unangenehm
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 leidig
- leidiger masculine nominative singular
- am leidigsten superlative
- leidige feminine nominative singular
- leidiges neuter nominative singular
- leidigen genitive masculine singular
- leidigem dative masculine singular
- der leidige definite includes-article masculine
- die leidige definite feminine includes-article
- das leidige definite includes-article neuter
- die leidigen definite includes-article nominative
- des leidigen definite genitive includes-article
- der leidigen definite feminine genitive
- dem leidigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce leidig?
- /ˈlaɪ̯dɪç/
- /ˈlaɪ̯dɪk/
- [ˈlaɪ̯dɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to leidig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is leidig in German?
leidig 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).