Weltseele
German, noun/ˈvɛltzeːlə/
Weltseele is spelled W-E-L-T-S-E-E-L-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 163,492nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Weltseele is a German feminine noun meaning “world soul” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine uralte Auffassung, nach der in dem ganzen der Welt ein einziges belebendes Prinzip auf ähnliche Weise…”.
What does Weltseele mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineworld soul
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine uralte Auffassung, nach der in dem ganzen der Welt ein einziges belebendes Prinzip auf ähnliche Weise waltet wie die Seele des Menschen in dessen Leib
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 Weltseele
- Weltseelen plural uncommon
- Weltenseele alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Weltseele?
- /ˈvɛltzeːlə/
- [ˈvɛltˌzeːlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Weltseele in German?
Weltseele appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).