derweilen
[deːɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯lən]
The verdict
“derweilen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - während dieser Zeit, in der Zwischenzeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-derweilen · derweilen · German
derweilen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | derweilen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [deːɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯lən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „derweilen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
derweilen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [deːɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯lən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "während dieser Zeit, in der Zwischenzeit".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for derweilen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is derweilen, spelled D-E-R-W-E-I-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1während dieser Zeit, in der Zwischenzeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how derweilen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich gehe derweilen schon mal nach unten.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.