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belüften

German, verb[bəˈlʏftən]

belüften is a German verb meaning “to ventilate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in etwas frische Luft hinein führen oder hinein lassen”.

What does belüften mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to ventilate

  2. 2

    to fan

  3. 3

    to air

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. in etwas frische Luft hinein führen oder hinein lassen

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 belüften

  • belüftet present singular third-person
  • belüftete past
  • haben auxiliary
  • belüftend participle present
  • belüfte first-person indicative present
  • belüftest indicative present second-person
  • belüfteten first-person indicative plural
  • belüftetest indicative preterite second-person
  • belüftetet indicative plural preterite
  • belüft imperative second-person singular
  • habe belüftet first-person indicative multiword-construction
  • haben belüftet first-person indicative multiword-construction
  • belüfte! imperative singular
  • belüftet! imperative plural
  • belüftet haben active infinitive perfect
  • belüftet werden processual-passive infinitive present
  • belüftet worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
  • belüftet sein statal-passive infinitive present

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce belüften?

  • [bəˈlʏftən]
  • [bəˈlʏftn̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to belüften

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is belüften in German?

belüften appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).