weltanschauung
/ˈvɛlt.ɑːnˌʃaʊ.ʊŋ/noun
weltanschauung is spelled W-E-L-T-A-N-S-C-H-A-U-U-N-G: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, weltanschauung means “A person's or a group's conception, philosophy or view of the world; a worldview” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of weltanschauung is weltanschauungs or weltanschauungen.
How many letters and syllables are in weltanschauung?
| Letters | 14: W-E-L-T-A-N-S-C-H-A-U-U-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is weltanschauung?
Weltanschauung appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce weltanschauung?
- /ˈvɛlt.ɑːnˌʃaʊ.ʊŋ/
- /-æn-/
- /-əŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-weltanschauung.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of weltanschauung
- weltanschauungs plural
- weltanschauungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does weltanschauung mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person's or a group's conception, philosophy or view of the world; a worldview.
Your background and experiences must give you a unique weltanschauung.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does weltanschauung come from?
Unadapted borrowing from German Weltanschauung.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).