erstklassig
German, adjective/ˈeːɐ̯stˌklasɪç/
erstklassig is a German adjective meaning “first-class, first-rate (belonging to the topmost category in terms of quality or capability)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von ausgezeichneter, hervorragender Qualität”.
What does erstklassig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
first-class, first-rate (belonging to the topmost category in terms of quality or capability)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. von ausgezeichneter, hervorragender Qualität 2. ohne Plural, in der obersten Spielklasse spielend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of erstklassig
- erstklassiger masculine nominative singular
- am erstklassigsten superlative
- erstklassige feminine nominative singular
- erstklassiges neuter nominative singular
- erstklassigen genitive masculine singular
- erstklassigem dative masculine singular
- der erstklassige definite includes-article masculine
- die erstklassige definite feminine includes-article
- das erstklassige definite includes-article neuter
- die erstklassigen definite includes-article nominative
- des erstklassigen definite genitive includes-article
- der erstklassigen definite feminine genitive
- dem erstklassigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce erstklassig?
- Germany /ˈeːɐ̯stˌklasɪç/
- Austria /-ˌklasɪk/
- [ˈeːɐ̯stˌklasɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to erstklassig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is erstklassig in German?
erstklassig appears 1.7 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).