Verzweiflung
German, noun/fɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaɪ̯flʊŋ/
Verzweiflung is spelled V-E-R-Z-W-E-I-F-L-U-N-G (12 letters) and appears 8.5 times per million words in written German, the 8,046th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verzweiflung is a German feminine noun meaning “desperation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zustand, in dem jemand keine Hoffnung mehr hat”.
What does Verzweiflung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedesperation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zustand, in dem jemand keine Hoffnung mehr hat
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 Verzweiflung
- Verzweiflungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verzweiflung?
- /fɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaɪ̯flʊŋ/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaɪ̯flʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Verzweiflung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Verzweiflung in German?
Verzweiflung appears 8.5 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).