Pöbelei
German, noun/ˌpøːbəˈlaɪ̯/
Pöbelei is spelled P-Ö-B-E-L-E-I (7 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 154,802nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pöbelei is a German feminine noun meaning “rowdiness, boorishness, rudeness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “aggressives, provozierendes, respektloses Verhalten”.
What does Pöbelei mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerowdiness, boorishness, rudeness
Wegen ständiger Pöbelei wurde er des Raums verwiesen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aggressives, provozierendes, respektloses Verhalten
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 Pöbelei
- Pöbeleien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pöbelei?
- /ˌpøːbəˈlaɪ̯/
- [pøːbəˈlaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Pöbelei in German?
Pöbelei appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).