windelweich
German, adjective/ˈvɪndl̩ˈvaɪ̯ç/
windelweich is a German adjective meaning “weak, submissive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(aus Angst) nachgiebig, gefügig, weichherzig, schwach”.
What does windelweich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
weak, submissive
- 2
colloquialsevere
jemanden windelweich prügeln/schlagen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. (aus Angst) nachgiebig, gefügig, weichherzig, schwach 2. sehr heftig
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 windelweich
- windelweicher masculine nominative singular
- windelweiche feminine nominative singular
- windelweiches neuter nominative singular
- windelweichen genitive masculine singular
- windelweichem dative masculine singular
- der windelweiche definite includes-article masculine
- die windelweiche definite feminine includes-article
- das windelweiche definite includes-article neuter
- die windelweichen definite includes-article nominative
- des windelweichen definite genitive includes-article
- der windelweichen definite feminine genitive
- dem windelweichen dative definite includes-article
- den windelweichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce windelweich?
- /ˈvɪndl̩ˈvaɪ̯ç/
- [ˈvɪndl̩ˈvaɪ̯ç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is windelweich in German?
windelweich appears about once in every 13 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).