behelfsweise
German, adverb[bəˈhɛlfsˌvaɪ̯zə]
behelfsweise is spelled B-E-H-E-L-F-S-W-E-I-S-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 50 million words in written German, the 428,887th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Behelfsweise is a German adverb meaning “As a makeshift replacement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “für etwas Defektes oder nicht Vorhandenes einen provisorischen Ersatz nehmend”.
What does behelfsweise mean in English?
adverb
- 1
As a makeshift replacement
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. für etwas Defektes oder nicht Vorhandenes einen provisorischen Ersatz nehmend
adjective: 1. als Ersatz dienend
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 behelfsweise
- behelfsweiser positive nominative strong
- behelfsweises positive nominative strong
- behelfsweisen positive genitive strong
- behelfsweisem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce behelfsweise?
- [bəˈhɛlfsˌvaɪ̯zə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is behelfsweise in German?
behelfsweise appears about once in every 50 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).