Verzeihung
German, noun/fɛɐ̯ˈtsaɪ̯ʊŋ/
Verzeihung is spelled V-E-R-Z-E-I-H-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written German, the 17,258th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verzeihung is a German feminine noun meaning “forgiveness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Vergeben eines Fehlverhaltens, die Annahme einer Entschuldigung”.
What does Verzeihung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineforgiveness
interjection
- 1
Used to get someone's attention. excuse me, pardon me
Verzeihung, ich rede.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Vergeben eines Fehlverhaltens, die Annahme einer Entschuldigung
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 Verzeihung?
- /fɛɐ̯ˈtsaɪ̯ʊŋ/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯ʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Verzeihung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Verzeihung in German?
Verzeihung appears 3.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).