deshalb
German, adverb/ˈdɛshalp/
deshalb is spelled D-E-S-H-A-L-B (7 letters) and appears 245 times per million words in written German, the 360th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Deshalb is a German adverb meaning “therefore; for that (reason), because of that” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “weist auf eine vorausgehende Ursache oder einen Grund hin und bezeichnet die Folge”.
What does deshalb mean in English?
adverb
- 1
therefore; for that (reason), because of that
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. weist auf eine vorausgehende Ursache oder einen Grund hin und bezeichnet die Folge
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce deshalb?
- /ˈdɛshalp/
- /dɛsˈhalp/
- [ˈdɛshalp]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to deshalb
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is deshalb in German?
deshalb appears 245 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).