daneben
German, adverb[daˈneːbm̩]
daneben is a German adverb meaning “next to it, next to that” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “neben etwas oder jemandem”.
What does daneben mean in English?
adverb
- 1
next to it, next to that
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. neben etwas oder jemandem 2. nicht treffend, Normen verletzend 3. neben dem eben genannten auch noch
prefix: 1. in Zusammensetzungen mit der übertragenen Bedeutung vondaneben das Ziel verfehlend, Normen verletzend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of daneben
- darneben variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce daneben?
- [daˈneːbm̩]
- [ˈdaːneːbm̩]
- [daˈneːbn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to daneben
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is daneben in German?
daneben appears 40 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).