Pein
German, noun/paɪ̯n/
Pein is spelled P-E-I-N (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 47,290th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pein is a German feminine noun meaning “torment; agony” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schmerz, Qual”.
What does Pein mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetorment; agony
- 2
archaicfemininepain
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schmerz, Qual 2. Folter
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 Pein
- Peinen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pein?
- /paɪ̯n/
- [paɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Pein
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Pein in German?
Pein 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).