berechnen
German, verb
berechnen is spelled B-E-R-E-C-H-N-E-N (9 letters) and appears 8.7 times per million words in written German, the 7,885th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Berechnen is a German verb meaning “to calculate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Berechnen is a different word: “gerund of berechnen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine mathematische Operation ausführen, etwas ausrechnen”.
What does berechnen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to calculate
- 2
to compute
- 3
to charge, to bill, to invoice
- 4
to calculate, to predict
- 5
derogatoryto calculate
noun
- 1
neutergerund of berechnen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. eine mathematische Operation ausführen, etwas ausrechnen 2. für etwas eine Bezahlung fordern, etwas in Rechnung stellen 3. Zukünftiges planen, im Voraus abwägen
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 berechnen
- berechnet present singular third-person
- berechnete past
- haben auxiliary
- berechnend participle present
- berechne first-person indicative present
- berechnest indicative present second-person
- berechneten first-person indicative plural
- berechnetest indicative preterite second-person
- berechnetet indicative plural preterite
- habe berechnet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben berechnet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- berechne! imperative singular
- berechnet! imperative plural
- berechnet haben active infinitive perfect
- berechnet werden processual-passive infinitive present
- berechnet worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
- berechnet sein statal-passive infinitive present
- berechnet gewesen sein statal-passive infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to berechnen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is berechnen in German?
berechnen appears 8.7 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).