bislang
German, adverb/bɪsˈlaŋ/
bislang is spelled B-I-S-L-A-N-G (7 letters) and appears 42 times per million words in written German, the 2,026th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bislang is a German adverb meaning “so far, hitherto, until now” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “bisher, bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt”.
What does bislang mean in English?
adverb
- 1
so far, hitherto, until now
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. bisher, bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt
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 bislang
- bisl. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bislang?
- /bɪsˈlaŋ/
- /ˈbɪslaŋ/
- [bɪsˈlaŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bislang
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bislang in German?
bislang appears 42 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).