Ressentiment
German, noun/rɛsãtiˈmãː/
Ressentiment is spelled R-E-S-S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 76,606th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ressentiment is a German neuter noun meaning “resentment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gefühlsmäßige Abneigung, Vorbehalt”.
What does Ressentiment mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterresentment
Near-synonyms: Groll m, Missgunst f, Unmut m, Verbitterung f
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. gefühlsmäßige Abneigung, Vorbehalt
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 Ressentiment
- Ressentiments genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ressentiment?
- /rɛsãtiˈmãː/
- [ʁɛsɑ̃tiˈmɑ̃ː]
- [ʁəsɑ̃tiˈmɑ̃ː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ressentiment
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ressentiment in German?
Ressentiment appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).