werweissen
German, verb[ˈveːɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯sn̩]
werweissen is spelled W-E-R-W-E-I-S-S-E-N (10 letters). Werweissen is a German verb meaning “to speculate, to guess, to take a shot in the dark; to be (still) undecided, hesitating, unsure; to ask oneself (what to do)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(unschlüssig) hin und her beraten, raten; schwanken; sich überlegen (was getan werden solle)”.
What does werweissen mean in English?
verb
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Switzerlandto speculate, to guess, to take a shot in the dark; to be (still) undecided, hesitating, unsure; to ask oneself (what to do)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. (unschlüssig) hin und her beraten, raten; schwanken; sich überlegen (was getan werden solle)
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 werweissen
- werweisst present singular third-person
- werweisste past
- gewerweisst participle past
- haben auxiliary
- werweissend participle present
- werweisse first-person indicative present
- werweissest second-person singular subjunctive
- werweisset plural second-person subjunctive
- werweissten first-person indicative plural
- werweisstest indicative preterite second-person
- werweisstet indicative plural preterite
- werweiss imperative second-person singular
- habe gewerweisst first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben gewerweisst first-person indicative multiword-construction
- werweisse! imperative singular
- werweisst! imperative plural
- gewerweisst haben active infinitive perfect
- zu werweissen active extended infinitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce werweissen?
- [ˈveːɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯sn̩]
- [ˈveːʁˌvaɪ̯sːe̝n]
- [ˈveːʁˌvæɪ̯sːe̝n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.