himmelwärts
German, adverb/ˈhɪməlˌvɛʁt͡s/
himmelwärts is spelled H-I-M-M-E-L-W-Ä-R-T-S (11 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 136,587th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Himmelwärts is a German adverb meaning “skywards (toward the physical sky)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “aufwärts zum Himmel, zum Himmel empor”.
What does himmelwärts mean in English?
adverb
- 1
skywards (toward the physical sky)
- 2
heavenward (toward the metaphysical heaven)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. aufwärts zum Himmel, zum Himmel empor
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 himmelwärts?
- /ˈhɪməlˌvɛʁt͡s/
- [ˈhɪməlˌvɛʁt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to himmelwärts
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is himmelwärts in German?
himmelwärts appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).