Leidwesen
German, noun/ˈlaɪ̯tˌveːzn̩/
Leidwesen is spelled L-E-I-D-W-E-S-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 50,363rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leidwesen is a German neuter noun meaning “chagrin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Einstellung/Gefühl des Bedauerns”.
What does Leidwesen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterchagrin
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Einstellung/Gefühl des Bedauerns
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 Leidwesen
- Leidwesens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leidwesen?
- /ˈlaɪ̯tˌveːzn̩/
- [ˈlaɪ̯tˌveːzn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Leidwesen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Leidwesen in German?
Leidwesen appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).