trübselig
German, adjective/ˈtʁyːpˌzeːlɪç/
trübselig is spelled T-R-Ü-B-S-E-L-I-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 165,772nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trübselig is a German adjective meaning “surly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine bedrückende, traurige Stimmung, Gemütsverfassung hervorrufend oder zum Ausdruck bringend”.
What does trübselig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
surly
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. eine bedrückende, traurige Stimmung, Gemütsverfassung hervorrufend oder zum Ausdruck bringend
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 trübselig
- trübseliger masculine nominative singular
- am trübseligsten superlative
- trübselige feminine nominative singular
- trübseliges neuter nominative singular
- trübseligen genitive masculine singular
- trübseligem dative masculine singular
- der trübselige definite includes-article masculine
- die trübselige definite feminine includes-article
- das trübselige definite includes-article neuter
- die trübseligen definite includes-article nominative
- des trübseligen definite genitive includes-article
- der trübseligen definite feminine genitive
- dem trübseligen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trübselig?
- /ˈtʁyːpˌzeːlɪç/
- /-ˌzeːlɪk/
- [ˈtʁyːpˌzeːlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to trübselig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is trübselig in German?
trübselig appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).