verhandeln
German, verb
verhandeln is spelled V-E-R-H-A-N-D-E-L-N (10 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written German, the 6,912th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verhandeln is a German verb meaning “to negotiate, to debate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Verhandeln is a different word: “gerund of verhandeln”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit jemandem über etwas sprechen, mit dem Ziel, zu Vereinbarungen zu kommen”.
What does verhandeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to negotiate, to debate
Die Führer verhandelten einen Plan für ein Ende der Gewalt.
- 2
to bargain
- 3
to try (a court case)
Der Fall wird nächste Woche verhandelt.
- 4
datedderogatoryto sell
noun
- 1
neutergerund of verhandeln
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. mit jemandem über etwas sprechen, mit dem Ziel, zu Vereinbarungen zu kommen 2. eine Auseinandersetzung vor Gericht durchführen 3. sich (mit Themen, Fragen) auseinandersetzen
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 verhandeln
- verhandelt present singular third-person
- verhandelte past
- haben auxiliary
- verhandelnd participle present
- verhandle first-person indicative present
- verhandele first-person indicative present
- verhandel first-person indicative present
- verhandelst indicative present second-person
- verhandelest second-person singular subjunctive
- verhandlest second-person singular subjunctive
- verhandelet plural second-person subjunctive
- verhandlet plural second-person subjunctive
- verhandelten first-person indicative plural
- verhandeltest indicative preterite second-person
- verhandeltet indicative plural preterite
- verhandele! imperative singular
- verhandel! imperative singular
- verhandelt! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to verhandeln
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is verhandeln in German?
verhandeln appears 10 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).