leihweise
German, adverb[ˈla͜iva͜izə]
leihweise is spelled L-E-I-H-W-E-I-S-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 66,083rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leihweise is a German adverb meaning “on loan, as a loan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “als Leihe; sich nur vorübergehend im Besitz von jemandem befindend”.
What does leihweise mean in English?
adverb
- 1
on loan, as a loan
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. als Leihe; sich nur vorübergehend im Besitz von jemandem befindend
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 leihweise?
- [ˈla͜iva͜izə]
- [ˈlaɪ̯ˌvaɪ̯zə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is leihweise in German?
leihweise 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).