immer
German, adverb/ˈɪmɐ/
immer is spelled I-M-M-E-R (5 letters) and appears 1,622 times per million words in written German, the 76th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Immer is a German adverb meaning “at all times without exception” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zu jeder Zeit”.
What does immer mean in English?
adverb
- 1
at all times without exception
Irgendwo scheint immer die Sonne.
- 2
very often; all the time; constantly
Er will immer nur fernsehen.
- 3
every time; whenever some precondition is given
Er erzählt immer dieselbe Geschichte.
- 4
to a greater degree over time, more and more
Es wird immer kälter.
- 5
colloquialused to emphasize another adverb of time, which itself is stressed
Er kommt immer nie pünktlich.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. zu jeder Zeit 2. in häufig wiederkehrenden Intervallen; immer wenn: jedes Mal, wenn 3. weist auf eine beständige Steigerung hin
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 immer?
- /ˈɪmɐ/
- [ˈɪmɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to immer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is immer in German?
immer appears 1,622 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).