allerdings
German, adverb/ˈʔalɐdɪŋs/
allerdings is spelled A-L-L-E-R-D-I-N-G-S (10 letters) and appears 324 times per million words in written German, the 291st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Allerdings is a German adverb meaning “but, however” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kennzeichnung eines Widerspruches oder Einwandes”.
What does allerdings mean in English?
adverb
- 1
but, however
Es wird allerdings die Vermutung ausgesprochen...
- 2
indeed!
Tut es sehr weh? Allerdings!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Kennzeichnung eines Widerspruches oder Einwandes 2. eine verstärkte Bejahung
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 allerdings?
- /ˈʔalɐdɪŋs/
- /ʔalɐˈdɪŋs/
- [ˈalɐdɪŋs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to allerdings
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is allerdings in German?
allerdings appears 324 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).