bald
German, adverb/balt/
bald is spelled B-A-L-D (4 letters) and appears 204 times per million words in written German, the 420th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bald is a German adverb meaning “soon (near in time)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kurze Zeit danach”.
What does bald mean in English?
adverb
- 1
soon (near in time)
Bald ist der Urlaub vorbei.
- 2
almost (of a changing value that is predicted to reach said number soon)
Mit bald 80 Jahren ist mein Vater noch auf Apfelbäume geklettert.
- 3
indicates a rapid alternation of states; now ..., now ...; sometimes ..., sometimes ...
bald Regen und bald Sonnenschein
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. kurze Zeit danach 2. beinahe, fast 3. ohne große Verzögerung, schnell
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 bald
- eher comparative
- am ehesten superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bald?
- /balt/
- [balt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bald
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bald in German?
bald appears 204 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).