deswegen
German, adverb/ˈdɛsˈveːɡn̩/
deswegen is spelled D-E-S-W-E-G-E-N (8 letters) and appears 98 times per million words in written German, the 886th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Deswegen is a German adverb meaning “therefore, because of that” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “rückbezügliches Adverb, das eine Schlussfolgerung aus einem vorgenannten Sachverhalt bezeichnet”.
What does deswegen mean in English?
adverb
- 1
therefore, 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. rückbezügliches Adverb, das eine Schlussfolgerung aus einem vorgenannten Sachverhalt bezeichnet
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 deswegen
- deßwegen alternative
- desswegen alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce deswegen?
- /ˈdɛsˈveːɡn̩/
- [ˈdɛsˌveːɡn̩]
- [ˌdɛsˈveːɡn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to deswegen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is deswegen in German?
deswegen appears 98 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).