veilchenblau
German, adjective[ˈfaɪ̯lçənˌblaʊ̯]
veilchenblau is spelled V-E-I-L-C-H-E-N-B-L-A-U (12 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written German, the 348,070th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Veilchenblau is a German adjective meaning “violet (color)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in dem Farbton der Blüten eines Veilchens, blau-violett”.
What does veilchenblau mean in English?
adjective
- 1
violet (color)
- 2
colloquialuproariously drunk
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. in dem Farbton der Blüten eines Veilchens, blau-violett 2. sehr betrunken (siehe blau wie ein Veilchen sein)
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 veilchenblau
- veilchenblauer masculine nominative singular
- veilchenblaue feminine nominative singular
- veilchenblaues neuter nominative singular
- veilchenblauen genitive masculine singular
- veilchenblauem dative masculine singular
- der veilchenblaue definite includes-article masculine
- die veilchenblaue definite feminine includes-article
- das veilchenblaue definite includes-article neuter
- die veilchenblauen definite includes-article nominative
- des veilchenblauen definite genitive includes-article
- der veilchenblauen definite feminine genitive
- dem veilchenblauen dative definite includes-article
- den veilchenblauen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce veilchenblau?
- [ˈfaɪ̯lçənˌblaʊ̯]
- [ˌfaɪ̯lçənˈblaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is veilchenblau in German?
veilchenblau appears about once in every 35 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).