nebenbei
German, adverb/neːbm̩ˈbaɪ̯/
nebenbei is spelled N-E-B-E-N-B-E-I (8 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written German, the 4,201st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nebenbei is a German adverb meaning “besides, additionally, along the way” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “während einer anderen (Haupt-)Handlung”.
What does nebenbei mean in English?
adverb
- 1
besides, additionally, along the way
- 2
by the way
Und so ganz nebenbei: Ich find dich super!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. während einer anderen (Haupt-)Handlung
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 nebenbei?
- /neːbm̩ˈbaɪ̯/
- /neːbn̩ˈbaɪ̯/
- [neːbm̩ˈbaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nebenbei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nebenbei in German?
nebenbei appears 19 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).