andererseits
German, adverb[ˈandəʁɐzaɪ̯t͡s]
andererseits is spelled A-N-D-E-R-E-R-S-E-I-T-S (12 letters) and appears 41 times per million words in written German, the 2,063rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Andererseits is a German adverb meaning “on the other hand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Adverb, das ein Thema in eine Zweigeteiltheit kategorisiert, von der die zweite Seite folgt”.
What does andererseits mean in English?
adverb
- 1
on the other hand
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Adverb, das ein Thema in eine Zweigeteiltheit kategorisiert, von der die zweite Seite folgt
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 andererseits
- andrerseits alternative
- anderseits variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce andererseits?
- [ˈandəʁɐzaɪ̯t͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to andererseits
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is andererseits in German?
andererseits appears 41 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).