neben
German, preposition/ˈneːbən/
neben is spelled N-E-B-E-N (5 letters) and appears 295 times per million words in written German, the 316th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Neben is a German preposition meaning “next to, beside, alongside, adjacent to, near, near to” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “räumlich angrenzend, in unmittelbarer Nähe”.
What does neben mean in English?
preposition
- 1
next to, beside, alongside, adjacent to, near, near to
Das Sofa gehört neben den Tisch.
- 2
in addition to, besides, alongside, apart from, aside from, among, amongst, on top of
- 3
compared with
prefix
- 1
near, next to
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. räumlich angrenzend, in unmittelbarer Nähe 2. zusätzlich zu 3. im Vergleich mit
prefix: 1. nicht so wichtig, weniger relevant 2. eine untergeordnete Funktion einnehmend 3. direkt in der Nähe
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of neben
- woneben error-unrecognized-form
- daneben error-unrecognized-form
- hierneben error-unrecognized-form
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce neben?
- /ˈneːbən/
- Germany /ˈneːbm̩/
- /ˈneːbɛn/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to neben
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is neben in German?
neben appears 295 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).