weltfremd
German, adjective/ˈvɛltˌfʁɛmt/
weltfremd is spelled W-E-L-T-F-R-E-M-D (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 49,558th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Weltfremd is a German adjective meaning “naive, unworldly, unfamiliar with the reality, the challenges, and the opportunities of everyday life” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “abgewandt von der Wirklichkeit, wenig Kenntnis von den wirklichen Gegebenheiten habend”.
What does weltfremd mean in English?
adjective
- 1
naive, unworldly, unfamiliar with the reality, the challenges, and the opportunities of everyday life
- 2
sheltered, cloistered
- 3
absurd, otherworldly
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. abgewandt von der Wirklichkeit, wenig Kenntnis von den wirklichen Gegebenheiten habend 2. völlig andersartig, völlig fremd
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 weltfremd
- weltfremder masculine nominative singular
- am weltfremdesten superlative
- weltfremde feminine nominative singular
- weltfremdes neuter nominative singular
- weltfremden genitive masculine singular
- weltfremdem dative masculine singular
- der weltfremde definite includes-article masculine
- die weltfremde definite feminine includes-article
- das weltfremde definite includes-article neuter
- die weltfremden definite includes-article nominative
- des weltfremden definite genitive includes-article
- der weltfremden definite feminine genitive
- dem weltfremden dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce weltfremd?
- /ˈvɛltˌfʁɛmt/
- [ˈvɛltˌfʁɛmt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to weltfremd
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is weltfremd in German?
weltfremd 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).