anders
German, adverb/ˈandɐs/
anders is spelled A-N-D-E-R-S (6 letters) and appears 214 times per million words in written German, the 405th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Anders is a German adverb meaning “different, differently” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “verschieden, abweichend (von etwas), auf andere Weise”.
What does anders mean in English?
adverb
- 1
different, differently
Ich sehe das anders.
- 2
else
- 3
otherwise
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. verschieden, abweichend (von etwas), auf andere Weise 2. nicht so 3. sonst 4. überhaupt, wirklich, denn (= lat. modo, quidem, tamen nach sī)
pronoun: 1. Namibia, Südwesterdeutsch ander(er, -e, -es) 2. Namibia, Südwesterdeutsch (1ebrauch) besonders, außergewöhnlich; ganz, sehr 3. Namibia, Südwesterdeutsch (adjektivischer Gebrauch) seltsam, sonderbar, komisch
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 anders
- anderser nominative singular masculine
- anderse nominative singular feminine
- anderses nominative singular neuter
- andersen genitive singular masculine
- andersem dative singular masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce anders?
- /ˈandɐs/
- [ˈandɐs]
- [ˈanˌdəʁs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to anders
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is anders in German?
anders appears 214 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).