währenddessen
German, adverb/vɛːʁəntˈdɛsn̩/
währenddessen is spelled W-Ä-H-R-E-N-D-D-E-S-S-E-N (13 letters) and appears 7.4 times per million words in written German, the 9,010th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Währenddessen is a German adverb meaning “meanwhile, in the meantime” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “während dieser Zeit”.
What does währenddessen mean in English?
adverb
- 1
meanwhile, in the meantime
Er zog währenddessen (während des Gesprächs) ein Buch aus dem Regal und blätterte darin.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. während dieser Zeit
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 währenddessen?
- /vɛːʁəntˈdɛsn̩/
- /vɛːʁɛnt-/
- [vɛɐʁənt-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to währenddessen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is währenddessen in German?
währenddessen appears 7.4 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).