fremdschämen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Scrabble Score

Letters

Syllables

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Informal; Uncountable

"Though the Fremdschämen (or even Schadenfreude) of series like Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Office was the comedy trend of the 2000s, the 2010s have produced a kinder, gentler approach."
"Perhaps it had looked down on my sad attempt at seduction and fled when overwhelmed by my fremdschämen."
"Fremdschämen—that was the name of this type of feeling."

Borrowed from German Fremdschämen (verb) or Fremdschämen (noun).

How to pronounce fremdschämen

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “fremdschämen”.

Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.

Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “fremdschämen”.

Repeat and practice — Say “fremdschämen” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.