mitleiden
German, verb[ˈmɪtˌlaɪ̯dn̩]
mitleiden is spelled M-I-T-L-E-I-D-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 123,622nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mitleiden is a German verb meaning “to feel compassion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “starke psychische Schmerzen empfinden (leiden), weil jemand anders dies verspürt”.
What does mitleiden mean in English?
verb
- 1
to feel compassion
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. starke psychische Schmerzen empfinden (leiden), weil jemand anders dies verspürt
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 mitleiden
- leidet mit present singular third-person
- litt mit past
- mitgelitten participle past
- haben auxiliary
- 1 strong
- mitleidend participle present
- mitzuleiden infinitive infinitive-zu
- leide mit first-person indicative present
- leiden mit first-person indicative plural
- leidest mit indicative present second-person
- litten mit first-person indicative plural
- litte mit first-person formal rare
- littest mit indicative preterite second-person
- littst mit indicative preterite second-person
- littet mit indicative plural preterite
- leid mit! imperative singular
- leide mit! imperative singular
- leidet mit! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mitleiden?
- [ˈmɪtˌlaɪ̯dn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is mitleiden in German?
mitleiden appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).