Verschlagenheit
German, noun/fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːɡn̩haɪ̯t/
Verschlagenheit is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N-H-E-I-T (15 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written German, the 202,985th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verschlagenheit is a German feminine noun meaning “deviousness, shrewdness, craft” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “hinterhältiges Verhalten”.
What does Verschlagenheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedeviousness, shrewdness, craft
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. hinterhältiges Verhalten
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 Verschlagenheit
- Verschlagenheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verschlagenheit?
- /fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːɡn̩haɪ̯t/
- /fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːɡŋ̩haɪ̯t/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːɡn̩haɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Verschlagenheit in German?
Verschlagenheit appears about once in every 13 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).