weltschmerz
Welt·schmerz/ˈvɛltˌʃmɝts/noun
weltschmerz is spelled W-E-L-T-S-C-H-M-E-R-Z: 11 letters and 2 syllables (Welt·schmerz). It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, weltschmerz means “Alternative letter-case form of Weltschmerz” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in weltschmerz?
| Letters | 11: W-E-L-T-S-C-H-M-E-R-Z |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Welt·schmerz |
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 weltschmerz?
Weltschmerz appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 weltschmerz?
- UK /ˈvɛltˌʃmɛːts/
- UK /-ˌʃmɜːts/
- US /ˈvɛltˌʃmɝts/
Weltschmerz has 2 syllables, split Welt·schmerz in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-weltschmerz.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does weltschmerz mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Weltschmerz.
noun
- 1
An apathetic or pessimistic view of life; depression concerning or discomfort with the human condition or state of the world; mal du siècle, world-weariness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Weltschmerz in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense apathetic or pessimistic view of life; depression concerning or discomfort ith t:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Weltschmerz |
| Spanish | weltschmerz |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.