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weniger

"weniger" means "less" in German. It is number 768 on the frequency list, in A2 (adv).

Meaning

less; minus

IPA

[ˈveːniɡɐ]

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• 5 ist weniger als 8.
  5 is less than 8.
  Tatoeba: MUIRIEL / CK
• Weniger ist mehr.
  Less is more.
  Tatoeba: kotik / kotik
• Weniger wäre mehr gewesen.
  Less would've been more.
  Tatoeba: PeterR / sundown

Learned together

In the course, "weniger" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• froh glad
• super super, great, awesome
• total total, absolute, complete, utter
• damals at that time
• leicht light
• irgendwo somewhere
• genauso just as, just the same
• cool cool
• drüben over

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