vergebens
German, adverb/fɛrˈɡeːbəns/
vergebens is a German adverb meaning “in vain (without success)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zu keinem Erfolg führend”.
What does vergebens mean in English?
adverb
- 1
in vain (without success)
Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. zu keinem Erfolg führend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce vergebens?
- /fɛrˈɡeːbəns/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːbm̩s]
- [fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːbn̩s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vergebens
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vergebens in German?
vergebens appears 3.3 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).