Volksweisheit
German, noun/ˈfɔlksˌvaɪ̯shaɪ̯t/
Volksweisheit is spelled V-O-L-K-S-W-E-I-S-H-E-I-T (13 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 205,761st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Volksweisheit is a German feminine noun meaning “folk wisdom” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Wissen in praktischen Bereichen des Lebens, zum Beispiel über Gesundheit, Landwirtschaft oder…”.
What does Volksweisheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefolk wisdom
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Wissen in praktischen Bereichen des Lebens, zum Beispiel über Gesundheit, Landwirtschaft oder Sozialverhalten; besonderes Merkmal ist die regionsspezifische Überlieferung von Generation zu Generation, ohne zwingende schriftliche Aufzeichnung
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 Volksweisheit
- Volksweisheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Volksweisheit?
- /ˈfɔlksˌvaɪ̯shaɪ̯t/
- [ˈfɔlksˌvaɪ̯shaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Volksweisheit in German?
Volksweisheit appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).