Verdrossenheit
German, noun/fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɔsn̩haɪ̯t/
Verdrossenheit is spelled V-E-R-D-R-O-S-S-E-N-H-E-I-T (14 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 120,168th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verdrossenheit is a German feminine noun meaning “chagrin, displeasure, sulkiness, sullenness, tiredness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Mangel an Interesse für etwas”.
What does Verdrossenheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininechagrin, displeasure, sulkiness, sullenness, tiredness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mangel an Interesse für etwas
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Verdrossenheit?
- /fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɔsn̩haɪ̯t/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɔsn̩haɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Verdrossenheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Verdrossenheit in German?
Verdrossenheit appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).