Schwarzseherei
German, noun[ˌʃvaɐ̯tszeːəˈraɪ̯]
Schwarzseherei is spelled S-C-H-W-A-R-Z-S-E-H-E-R-E-I (14 letters) and appears about once in every 56 million words in written German, the 458,101st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schwarzseherei is a German feminine noun meaning “defeatism, pessimism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Schwarzseherei mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedefeatism, pessimism
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Schwarzseherei
- Schwarzsehereien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schwarzseherei?
- [ˌʃvaɐ̯tszeːəˈraɪ̯]
- [ˌʃvaʁtszeːəˈraɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schwarzseherei in German?
Schwarzseherei appears about once in every 56 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).