indem
German, conjunction/ɪnˈdeːm/
indem is spelled I-N-D-E-M (5 letters) and appears 93 times per million words in written German, the 934th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Indem is a German conjunction meaning “by (indicates a means)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nebensatzeinleitende Konjunktion (= Subjunktion), die das Mittel ausdrückt, das zum Erreichen eines Zwecks…”.
What does indem mean in English?
conjunction
- 1
by (indicates a means)
Thomas hat das Geld verdient, indem er Limonade verkauft hat.
- 2
archaicwhile, at the time that
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
conjunction: 1. nebensatzeinleitende Konjunktion (= Subjunktion), die das Mittel ausdrückt, das zum Erreichen eines Zwecks eingesetzt wird 2. nebensatzeinleitende Konjunktion (= Subjunktion), die Gleichzeitigkeit ausdrückt
adverb: 1. in diesem Moment, in der Zwischenzeit
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 indem?
- /ɪnˈdeːm/
- [ɪnˈdeːm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is indem in German?
indem appears 93 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).