Weib
German, noun/vaɪ̯p/
Weib is spelled W-E-I-B (4 letters) and appears 9.1 times per million words in written German, the 7,590th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Weib is a German neuter noun meaning “woman, broad” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “verächtliche Bezeichnung für eine Frau”.
What does Weib mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryneuterwoman, broad
- 2
archaicneuterwoman, wife
So sprach er [...]: „Weib, meine letzte Stunde ist da; alle Schätze, so ich allein besaß, sind dein und deiner Tochter.“
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. verächtliche Bezeichnung für eine Frau 2. bewundernd für eine besonders weibliche Frau 3. Synonym für „Frau“ 4. insbesondere eine verheiratete Frau
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 Weib
- Weibes genitive
- Weibs genitive
- Weiber plural
- Weibchen diminutive neuter
- Weiblein diminutive neuter
- Weiberl diminutive neuter
- Weibe dative singular
- Weibern dative definite plural
- Weible diminutive
- Weibsen nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Weib?
- /vaɪ̯p/
- [väɪ̯p]
- [ʋäɪ̯p]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Weib
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Weib in German?
Weib appears 9.1 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).