derweil
German, conjunction/ˈdeːɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯l/
derweil is spelled D-E-R-W-E-I-L (7 letters) and appears 6.3 times per million words in written German, the 10,247th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Derweil is a German conjunction meaning “while” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “veraltend; Namibia alltagssprachlich”.
What does derweil mean in English?
adverb
- 1
meanwhile, meantime
conjunction
- 1
while
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. während dieser Zeit, in der Zwischenzeit
conjunction: 1. veraltend; Namibia alltagssprachlich: 2. in der Zeit, als/da… 3. im Gegensatz dazu, im Unterschied wozu
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 derweil
- derweile alternative
- derweilen alternative
- daweil variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce derweil?
- /ˈdeːɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯l/
- [ˈdeːɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯l]
- [ˈdeːɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯l]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to derweil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is derweil in German?
derweil appears 6.3 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).