Verwegenheit
German, noun/fɛɐ̯ˈveːɡənˌhaɪ̯t/
Verwegenheit is spelled V-E-R-W-E-G-E-N-H-E-I-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 184,742nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verwegenheit is a German feminine noun meaning “dauntlessness, fearlessness, boldness, intrepidness, temerity, audacity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sehr mutige, Risiken eingehende, viel wagende Einstellung”.
What does Verwegenheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedauntlessness, fearlessness, boldness, intrepidness, temerity, audacity
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sehr mutige, Risiken eingehende, viel wagende Einstellung 2. sehr mutige, Risiken eingehende, gewagte Handlung
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 Verwegenheit
- Verwegenheiten nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verwegenheit?
- /fɛɐ̯ˈveːɡənˌhaɪ̯t/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈveːɡn̩haɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Verwegenheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Verwegenheit in German?
Verwegenheit appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).