derentwegen
German, adverb[ˈdeːʁəntˌveːɡŋ̍]
derentwegen is spelled D-E-R-E-N-T-W-E-G-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 182,294th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Derentwegen is a German adverb meaning “because of whom, because of which, on whose account, on account of which” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does derentwegen mean in English?
adverb
- 1
because of whom, because of which, on whose account, on account of which
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
pronoun: 1. wegen der oder wegen denen 2. wegen der oder wegen denen
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 derentwegen
- deretwegen variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce derentwegen?
- [ˈdeːʁəntˌveːɡŋ̍]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is derentwegen in German?
derentwegen appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).