Wetterleuchten
German, noun[ˈvɛtɐˌlɔʏ̯çtn̩]
Wetterleuchten is spelled W-E-T-T-E-R-L-E-U-C-H-T-E-N (14 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 161,302nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wetterleuchten is a German neuter noun meaning “sheet lightning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nicht oder nur schwach von Donner begleiteter Widerschein von Blitzen eines fernen Gewitters”.
What does Wetterleuchten mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersheet lightning
- 2
neuterheat lightning
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nicht oder nur schwach von Donner begleiteter Widerschein von Blitzen eines fernen Gewitters 2. Anzeichen, zumeist schwerer Konflikte
verb: 1. (als Blitz) weit entfernt lautlos und hell aufleuchten 2. aufblitzen, aufflackern, aufflammen, aufleuchten, auflodern; plötzlich auftauchen, einsetzen, losbrechen
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 Wetterleuchten
- Wetterleuchtens genitive
- ☇ symbol
- wetterleuchtet present
- wetterleuchtete past
- gewetterleuchtet participle-2 perfect
- haben auxiliary perfect
- gewetterleuchtet haben active infinitive perfect
- zu wetterleuchten active extended infinitive
- gewetterleuchtet zu haben active extended infinitive
- wetterleuchtend participle present active
- es wetterleuchtet third-person singular present
- es wetterleuchte third-person singular present
- es wetterleuchtete third-person singular past
- es hat gewetterleuchtet third-person singular perfect
- es habe gewetterleuchtet third-person singular perfect
- es hatte gewetterleuchtet third-person singular pluperfect
- es hätte gewetterleuchtet third-person singular pluperfect
- es wird wetterleuchten third-person singular future-i
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wetterleuchten?
- [ˈvɛtɐˌlɔʏ̯çtn̩]
- [ˈvɛtɐˌlɔʏ̯çtən]
- [ˈvɛtɐˌlɔɪ̯çtn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wetterleuchten in German?
Wetterleuchten 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).