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teilweise

German, adjective/ˈtaɪ̯lˌvaɪ̯zə/

teilweise is spelled T-E-I-L-W-E-I-S-E (9 letters) and appears 98 times per million words in written German, the 886th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Teilweise is a German adjective meaning “partial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nur einen Teil (insbesondere einer Handlung) betreffend”.

What does teilweise mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    partially, to some extent

  2. 2

    sometimes, occasionally

  3. 3

    in part, in some cases

adjective

  1. 1

    partial

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

adverb: 1. in Teilen 2. zu einem Teil 3. manche davon, einige davon, in Teilen davon

adjective: 1. nur einen Teil (insbesondere einer Handlung) betreffend

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 teilweise

  • teilweis alternative uncommon
  • theilweise alternative
  • teilweiser masculine nominative singular
  • teilweises neuter nominative singular
  • teilweisen genitive masculine singular
  • teilweisem dative masculine singular
  • der teilweise definite includes-article masculine
  • die teilweise definite feminine includes-article
  • das teilweise definite includes-article neuter
  • die teilweisen definite includes-article nominative
  • des teilweisen definite genitive includes-article
  • der teilweisen definite feminine genitive
  • dem teilweisen dative definite includes-article
  • den teilweisen dative definite includes-article
  • teilw. abbreviation

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce teilweise?

  • /ˈtaɪ̯lˌvaɪ̯zə/
  • [ˈtaɪ̯lvaɪ̯zə]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to teilweise

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is teilweise in German?

teilweise appears 98 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).

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