wenig
German, adjective/ˈveːnɪç/
wenig is spelled W-E-N-I-G (5 letters) and appears 309 times per million words in written German, the 303rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wenig is a German adjective meaning “little, few (a small amount, a small number)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does wenig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
little, few (a small amount, a small number)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
pronoun: 1. eine unbestimmte, kleine Anzahl oder Menge von etwas 2. in Kombination mit etwas 3. in unbedeutendem Umfang
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 wenig
- weniger masculine nominative singular
- minder comparative
- am wenigsten superlative
- am mindesten superlative
- wenige positive nominative strong
- weniges positive nominative strong
- wenigen positive genitive strong
- wenigem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce wenig?
- /ˈveːnɪç/
- Austria /ˈveːnɪk/
- [ˈveːnɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to wenig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is wenig in German?
wenig appears 309 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).