English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Schadenfreude Pronunciation
Schadenfreude is pronounced SHA-din-froyd, IPA /ˈʃædɪnˌfrɔɪd/.
SHA-din-froyd
US /ˈʃædɪnˌfrɔɪd/ · UK /ˈʃædənˌfrɔɪd/
Syllables: SHA · din · froyd (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: Pleasure taken in someone else's misfortune.
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Schadenfreude in a Sentence
- There was open schadenfreude in the comments.
- He watched the collapse with undisguised schadenfreude.
- A little schadenfreude is hard to avoid when a rival stumbles.
Common Mispronunciations of Schadenfreude
Not ska-din-FROYD
German sch is the sh of shoe, so the word opens the way shadow does and never with a k.
Not SHA-din-FREED
That eu is the oy of boy. English borrowed the spelling untouched, which is why it looks unhelpful.
Tip: Closer to the German original is SHAH-duhn-froy-duh, with a faint uh after the d at the end.
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