Teufelsweib
German, noun/ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩sˌvaɪ̯p/
Teufelsweib is a German neuter noun meaning “she-devil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “weiblicher Teufel, Teufelin”.
What does Teufelsweib mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutershe-devil
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. weiblicher Teufel, Teufelin 2. Mädchen oder Frau mit Eigenschaften, die früher als teuflisch betrachtet wurden: verführerisch, unkonventionell, frech, sexuell aktiv, unberechenbar, tückisch, rücksichtslos; Frau, deren Temperament und Mut man bewundert
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 Teufelsweib
- Teufelsweibes genitive
- Teufelsweibs genitive
- Teufelsweiber plural
- Teufelsweibe dative singular
- Teufelsweibern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Teufelsweib?
- /ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩sˌvaɪ̯p/
- [ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩sˌvaɪ̯p]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Teufelsweib in German?
Teufelsweib appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).