bereits
German, adverb[bəˈʁaɪ̯ts]
bereits is spelled B-E-R-E-I-T-S (7 letters) and appears 468 times per million words in written German, the 199th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bereits is a German adverb meaning “already” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einen relativ frühen Zeitpunkt betreffend, früher als erwartet”.
What does bereits mean in English?
adverb
- 1
already
Ich weiß das bereits.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. einen relativ frühen Zeitpunkt betreffend, früher als erwartet 2. einen relativ späten Zeitpunkt betreffend, mehr als erwartet
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce bereits?
- Germany [bəˈʁaɪ̯ts]
- /beˈʁaɛ̯ts/
- [b̥e-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bereits
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bereits in German?
bereits appears 468 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).