Veilchen
German, noun/ˈfaɪ̯lçən/
Veilchen is spelled V-E-I-L-C-H-E-N (8 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written German, the 21,930th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Veilchen is a German neuter noun meaning “violet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleine, meist violettfarben blühende, stark duftende Blume der Gattung Viola”.
What does Veilchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterviolet
- 2
colloquialneuterblack eye
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleine, meist violettfarben blühende, stark duftende Blume der Gattung Viola 2. durch Schlag oder Stoß blau verfärbte Haut um das Auge
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 Veilchen
- Veilchens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Veilchen?
- /ˈfaɪ̯lçən/
- [ˈfaɪ̯l.çən]
- [-çɪn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Veilchen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Veilchen in German?
Veilchen appears 2.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).