weshalb
German, adverb/vɛsˈhalp/
weshalb is spelled W-E-S-H-A-L-B (7 letters) and appears 41 times per million words in written German, the 2,063rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Weshalb is a German adverb meaning “why” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “leitet direkte oder indirekte Frage nach dem Grund ein”.
What does weshalb mean in English?
adverb
- 1
why
- 2
which is why
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. leitet direkte oder indirekte Frage nach dem Grund ein 2. leitet Relativsatz ein, der angibt, was aus einem Grund/einer Ursache folgt
conjunction: 1. leitet einen Nebensatz ein, der eine Folge angibt
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 weshalb?
- /vɛsˈhalp/
- /ˈvɛshalp/
- [vɛsˈhalp]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to weshalb
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is weshalb in German?
weshalb appears 41 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).