Mitleid
German, noun/ˈmɪtlaɪ̯t/
Mitleid is spelled M-I-T-L-E-I-D (7 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written German, the 5,698th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mitleid is a German neuter noun meaning “pity, compassion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gefühl der Anteilnahme, des Bedauerns gegenüber Menschen, die sich in einer unglücklichen Situation oder…”.
What does Mitleid mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterpity, compassion
(mit jemandem) Mitleid empfinden
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gefühl der Anteilnahme, des Bedauerns gegenüber Menschen, die sich in einer unglücklichen Situation oder Verfassung befinden
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 Mitleid
- Mitleides genitive
- Mitleids genitive
- Mitleide dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mitleid?
- /ˈmɪtlaɪ̯t/
- [ˈmɪtˌlaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Mitleid
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Mitleid in German?
Mitleid appears 13 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).