Trübsal
German, noun/ˈtʁyːpˌzaːl/
Trübsal is spelled T-R-Ü-B-S-A-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 48,028th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trübsal is a German feminine noun meaning “a sad, troubled emotional state” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “niedergeschlagener, trauriger, sorgenvoller Gefühlszustand”.
What does Trübsal mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea sad, troubled emotional state
Mein bester Freund steht mir auch in Zeiten der Trübsal bei.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. niedergeschlagener, trauriger, sorgenvoller Gefühlszustand
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 Trübsal
- Trübsale plural
- Trübsalen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Trübsal?
- /ˈtʁyːpˌzaːl/
- /ˈtʁyːp.zal/
- [ˈtʁyːpˌz̥aːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Trübsal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Trübsal in German?
Trübsal appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).