erwidern
German, verb/ɛrˈviːdərn/
erwidern is spelled E-R-W-I-D-E-R-N (8 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written German, the 30,977th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erwidern is a German verb meaning “to reciprocate, return, to react with something analogous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “auf etwas antworten”.
What does erwidern mean in English?
verb
- 1
to reciprocate, return, to react with something analogous
Feuer erwidern!
- 2
to answer, reply
Ich erwiderte, dass es mir eine Ehre sei.
- 3
to object, retort, to express an opposing view
Nach dieser Darlegung konnte er nichts mehr erwidern.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. auf etwas antworten 2. auf etwas Entgegengenommenes in gleicher Weise reagieren
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 erwidern
- erwidert present singular third-person
- erwiderte past
- haben auxiliary
- erwidernd participle present
- erwidre first-person indicative present
- erwidere first-person indicative present
- erwider first-person indicative present
- erwiderst indicative present second-person
- erwiderest second-person singular subjunctive
- erwidrest second-person singular subjunctive
- erwideret plural second-person subjunctive
- erwidret plural second-person subjunctive
- erwiderten first-person indicative plural
- erwidertest indicative preterite second-person
- erwidertet indicative plural preterite
- erwidere! imperative singular
- erwidert! imperative plural
- erwidert haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce erwidern?
- /ɛrˈviːdərn/
- [ʔɛɐ̯ˈviː.dɐn]
- [-ˈʋiː-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to erwidern
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is erwidern in German?
erwidern appears 1.4 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).