derweilen
German, adverb[deːɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯lən]
derweilen is spelled D-E-R-W-E-I-L-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 110,302nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Derweilen is a German adverb meaning “alternative form of derweil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “während dieser Zeit, in der Zwischenzeit”.
What does derweilen mean in English?
adverb
- 1
alternative form of derweil
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. während
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 derweilen
- derweil variant
- derweile variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce derweilen?
- [deːɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯lən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is derweilen in German?
derweilen appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).