Weichei
German, noun/ˈvaɪ̯çʔaɪ̯/
Weichei is spelled W-E-I-C-H-E-I (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 43,091st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Weichei is a German neuter noun meaning “wimp, wuss, softy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “verweichlichter, unmännlicher, weibischer oder übervorsichtiger Mann”.
What does Weichei mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryneuterslangwimp, wuss, softy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. verweichlichter, unmännlicher, weibischer oder übervorsichtiger Mann
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 Weichei
- Weicheies genitive
- Weicheis genitive
- Weicheier plural
- Weicheie dative singular
- Weicheiern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Weichei?
- /ˈvaɪ̯çʔaɪ̯/
- [ˈvaɪ̯çˌʔaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Weichei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Weichei in German?
Weichei appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).