Vereinsmeierei
German, noun/fɛɐ̯ˌʔaɪ̯nsmaɪ̯əˈʁaɪ̯/
Vereinsmeierei is spelled V-E-R-E-I-N-S-M-E-I-E-R-E-I (14 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written German, the 278,604th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vereinsmeierei is a German feminine noun meaning “excessive devotion to a club's activities” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zu hoher Einsatz/zu hohe Wertschätzung des Engagements in/von Vereinen”.
What does Vereinsmeierei mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialderogatoryfeminineexcessive devotion to a club's activities
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zu hoher Einsatz/zu hohe Wertschätzung des Engagements in/von Vereinen
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 Vereinsmeierei
- Vereinsmeiereien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vereinsmeierei?
- /fɛɐ̯ˌʔaɪ̯nsmaɪ̯əˈʁaɪ̯/
- [fɛɐ̯ˌʔaɪ̯nsmaɪ̯əˈʁaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Vereinsmeierei in German?
Vereinsmeierei appears about once in every 23 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).