Teufelei
German, noun/tɔɪ̯fəˈlaɪ̯/
Teufelei is spelled T-E-U-F-E-L-E-I (8 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written German, the 235,032nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Teufelei is a German feminine noun meaning “devilry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “üble Aktion gegen jemanden”.
What does Teufelei mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedevilry
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. üble Aktion gegen jemanden
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 Teufelei
- Teufeleien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Teufelei?
- /tɔɪ̯fəˈlaɪ̯/
- [tɔɪ̯fəˈlaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Teufelei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Teufelei in German?
Teufelei appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).