Tändelei
German, noun/tɛndəˈlaɪ̯/
Tändelei is spelled T-Ä-N-D-E-L-E-I (8 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written German, the 278,604th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tändelei is a German feminine noun meaning “dalliance, flirt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “spielerisches, nicht konsequent zielstrebiges Handeln”.
What does Tändelei mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedalliance, flirt
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. spielerisches, nicht konsequent zielstrebiges Handeln 2. leicht anzügliches/spielerisch-erotisches 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 Tändelei
- Tändeleien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tändelei?
- /tɛndəˈlaɪ̯/
- [tɛndəˈlaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Tändelei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Tändelei in German?
Tändelei appears about once in every 23 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).