Wohlgefallen
German, noun[ˈvoːlɡəˌfalən]
Wohlgefallen is spelled W-O-H-L-G-E-F-A-L-L-E-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 52,012th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wohlgefallen is a German neuter noun meaning “pleasure; satisfaction; well-being” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zufriedenes Gefühl, das durch die Freude an jemanden oder etwas ausgelöst wird”.
What does Wohlgefallen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterpleasure; satisfaction; well-being
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zufriedenes Gefühl, das durch die Freude an jemanden oder etwas ausgelöst wird
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 Wohlgefallen
- Wohlgefallens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wohlgefallen?
- [ˈvoːlɡəˌfalən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Wohlgefallen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Wohlgefallen in German?
Wohlgefallen appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).