häppchenweise
German, adjective[ˈhɛpçənˌvaɪ̯zə]
häppchenweise is spelled H-Ä-P-P-C-H-E-N-W-E-I-S-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 146,442nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Häppchenweise is a German adjective meaning “piecemeal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does häppchenweise mean in English?
adjective
- 1
piecemeal
ein häppchenweises Vorgehen
adverb
- 1
bit by bit, in small bits, in a piecemeal fashion
Grundrechte häppchenweise einschränken
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. in kleinen Stücken, nach und nach
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 häppchenweise
- häppchenweiser masculine nominative singular
- häppchenweises neuter nominative singular
- häppchenweisen genitive masculine singular
- häppchenweisem dative masculine singular
- der häppchenweise definite includes-article masculine
- die häppchenweise definite feminine includes-article
- das häppchenweise definite includes-article neuter
- die häppchenweisen definite includes-article nominative
- des häppchenweisen definite genitive includes-article
- der häppchenweisen definite feminine genitive
- dem häppchenweisen dative definite includes-article
- den häppchenweisen dative definite includes-article
- ein häppchenweiser includes-article indefinite masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce häppchenweise?
- [ˈhɛpçənˌvaɪ̯zə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to häppchenweise
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is häppchenweise in German?
häppchenweise appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).