Wehleidigkeit
German, noun/ˈveːˌlaɪ̯dɪçkaɪ̯t/
Wehleidigkeit is spelled W-E-H-L-E-I-D-I-G-K-E-I-T (13 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written German, the 254,291st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wehleidigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “oversensitivity (to pain); sorriness for oneself, whining” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Eigenschaft einer Person, überempfindlich gegen Schmerz oder Seelenleid zu sein”.
What does Wehleidigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfeminineoversensitivity (to pain); sorriness for oneself, whining
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Eigenschaft einer Person, überempfindlich gegen Schmerz oder Seelenleid zu sein
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 Wehleidigkeit
- Wehleidigkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wehleidigkeit?
- Germany /ˈveːˌlaɪ̯dɪçkaɪ̯t/
- Austria /ˈveːˌlaɛ̯dikˑaɛ̯t/
- [ˈveːˌlaɪ̯dɪçkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wehleidigkeit in German?
Wehleidigkeit appears about once in every 20 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).