Beiwerk
German, noun/ˈbaɪ̯ˌvɛʁk/
Beiwerk is spelled B-E-I-W-E-R-K (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 48,028th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Beiwerk is a German neuter noun meaning “accessory, complement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas Zusätzliches, das aber nicht notwendig ist”.
What does Beiwerk mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteraccessory, complement
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. etwas Zusätzliches, das aber nicht notwendig ist
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 Beiwerk
- Beiwerks genitive
- Beiwerkes genitive
- Beiwerke plural
- Beiwerken dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Beiwerk?
- /ˈbaɪ̯ˌvɛʁk/
- [ˈbaɪ̯ˌvɛʁk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Beiwerk in German?
Beiwerk appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).