Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heimweh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: heimweh
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For the long trail stretched before us, for we heard the call, / Left the hearthstone and the homeland, felt the rover's thrall; / Wandered to the far horizon, sought the joy of life— / Now the wanderlust is waning, heimweh now is rife."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Heimweh.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does heimweh mean?: Homesickness.
Where does heimweh come from?: Borrowed from German Heimweh.

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