bewundern
German, verb/bəˈvʊndɐn/
bewundern is spelled B-E-W-U-N-D-E-R-N (9 letters) and appears 5.9 times per million words in written German, the 10,826th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bewundern is a German verb meaning “to admire, to highly respect (something of high quality)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas oder jemanden als außergewöhnlich betrachten, hochschätzen”.
What does bewundern mean in English?
verb
- 1
to admire, to highly respect (something of high quality)
Ich bewundere Ihre Arbeit.
- 2
informalto admire oneself (e.g. in a mirror), to preen oneself (look at oneself lengthily, perhaps making minor adjustments)
Hör auf, dich zu bewundern, und komm!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas oder jemanden als außergewöhnlich betrachten, hochschätzen
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 bewundern
- bewundert present singular third-person
- bewunderte past
- haben auxiliary
- bewundernd participle present
- bewundre first-person indicative present
- bewundere first-person indicative present
- bewunder first-person indicative present
- bewunderst indicative present second-person
- bewunderest second-person singular subjunctive
- bewundrest second-person singular subjunctive
- bewunderet plural second-person subjunctive
- bewundret plural second-person subjunctive
- bewunderten first-person indicative plural
- bewundertest indicative preterite second-person
- bewundertet indicative plural preterite
- bewundere! imperative singular
- bewundert! imperative plural
- bewundert haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bewundern?
- /bəˈvʊndɐn/
- [bəˈvʊndɐn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bewundern
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bewundern in German?
bewundern appears 5.9 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).