Meaning 1dated; spelling variant · 82%
An older closed spelling of wie viel, used to ask about or refer to an amount.
Natural examples
Wie viel Zeit bleibt uns noch?
How much time do we have left?
Sie wusste nicht, wie viel Geld die Reparatur kosten würde.
She did not know how much the repair would cost.
Im alten Text stand „wieviel“; heute schreibt man „wie viel“.
The old text used “wieviel”; today, “wie viel” is standard.
Usage note
Current standard spelling is generally the two-word form wie viel. The closed form wieviel appears in older texts.
Mini-lesson: wieviel
An older closed spelling of wie viel, used to ask about or refer to an amount. Current standard spelling is generally the two-word form wie viel. The closed form wieviel appears in older texts.
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