meistens
German, adverb/ˈmaɪ̯stn̩s/
meistens is spelled M-E-I-S-T-E-N-S (8 letters) and appears 44 times per million words in written German, the 1,929th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Meistens is a German adverb meaning “mostly (for the most part)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in der Regel; fast immer, sehr oft, am häufigsten”.
What does meistens mean in English?
adverb
- 1
mostly (for the most part)
- 2
most often, usually, normally (most of the time)
Meistens stehe ich zeitig auf.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. in der Regel; fast immer, sehr oft, am häufigsten
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 meistens?
- /ˈmaɪ̯stn̩s/
- [ˈmaɪ̯stn̩s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to meistens
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is meistens in German?
meistens appears 44 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).