Erwiderung
German, noun[ɛɐ̯ˈviːdəʁʊŋ]
Erwiderung is spelled E-R-W-I-D-E-R-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 55,211th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erwiderung is a German feminine noun meaning “reply, response, retort” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Handlung, auf eine Äußerung zu antworten, und Ergebnis dieser Handlung”.
What does Erwiderung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininereply, response, retort
meine Erwiderung auf seine scharfe Bemerkung
- 2
femininereturn, reciprocation
meine Erwiderung seiner Liebe
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Handlung, auf eine Äußerung zu antworten, und Ergebnis dieser Handlung 2. gleichartige Reaktion
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 Erwiderung
- Erwiderungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Erwiderung?
- [ɛɐ̯ˈviːdəʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Erwiderung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Erwiderung in German?
Erwiderung appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).