Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #150
Word (Wort)

wie viele

Translation (Übersetzung) how many
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /viː ˈfiːlə/
A1
Interrogative Phrase
Beginner
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
grammar plural interrogative quantity beginner question word A1
"Wie viele" is an interrogative phrase used to ask about countable quantities. It always precedes a plural noun and requires the noun to be in the plural form. It's one of the most fundamental question words in German, essential for everyday conversations about numbers and quantities.

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wie viele is a German Interrogative Phrase

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Related Interrogative (Verwandtes Fragewort)
wie viel
Meaning: how much
Example: Wie viel kostet das? (How much does that cost?)
Interrogative
Opposite Concept (Gegenteiliges Konzept)
einige
Meaning: some
Example: Einige Leute sind schon da. (Some people are already here.)
Determiner

wie viele Usage - wie viele Collocations - wie viele Idioms - wie viele Synonyms - wie viele Antonyms

wie viele Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

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wie viele Collocations (Kollokationen)

wie viele collocations are common word combinations that native speakers use. Learn wie viele word combinations and how to use wie viele with other words naturally.

Wie viele Personen?
How many people?
High frequency
Wie viele Stunden?
How many hours?
High frequency
Wie viele Bücher?
How many books?
Medium frequency
Wie viele Jahre?
How many years?
High frequency
Wie viele Sprachen?
How many languages?
Medium frequency
Wie viele Kinder?
How many children?
High frequency
Wie viele Tage?
How many days?
High frequency
Wie viele Äpfel?
How many apples?
Medium frequency
Wie viele Zimmer?
How many rooms?
Medium frequency
Wie viele Fragen?
How many questions?
Medium frequency

wie viele Idioms (Redewendungen)

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Wie viele sind es denn?
So how many are there?
A common conversational phrase expressing curiosity about a specific number, often used when someone is counting or estimating.
Wie viele Köche verderben den Brei?
How many cooks spoil the broth?
A German proverb equivalent to "Too many cooks spoil the broth," questioning the optimal number of people for a task.

wie viele Synonyms (Synonyme)

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Wieviel
Meaning: How much
Medium similarity
Welche Anzahl
Meaning: Which number
Low similarity

wie viele Antonyms (Antonyme)

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Keine
Meaning: None
Alle
Meaning: All

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wie viele Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

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