Polyglot Dictionary

wenigstens

/ˈveːnɪçstn̩s/

adverb A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. at least

    Built from the superlative of wenig (little); close to zumindest.

    • Wenigstens hat er sich entschuldigt.

      At least he apologized.

Similar words

zumindest

wenigstens and zumindest both mean "at least"; largely interchangeable, with wenigstens slightly more common in everyday speech.

Similar in other languages

French

au moins

au moins is the French word for the same thing — both mean "at least."

Practice

1 What does wenigstens mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ hat er sich entschuldigt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches wenigstens?

See also

adverb

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