menschlich
German, adjective/mɛnʃlɪç/
menschlich is a German adjective meaning “human, manlike” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “dem Menschen zugehörig, (wie) ein Mensch seiend”.
What does menschlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
human, manlike
- 2
humane, kind
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. dem Menschen zugehörig, (wie) ein Mensch seiend 2. menschliche Charakterzüge besitzend (oft in Verbindung gebracht mit gütig oder sozial)
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 menschlich
- menschlicher masculine nominative singular
- am menschlichsten superlative
- menschliche feminine nominative singular
- menschliches neuter nominative singular
- menschlichen genitive masculine singular
- menschlichem dative masculine singular
- der menschliche definite includes-article masculine
- die menschliche definite feminine includes-article
- das menschliche definite includes-article neuter
- die menschlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des menschlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der menschlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem menschlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce menschlich?
- /mɛnʃlɪç/
- [ˈmɛnʃlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to menschlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is menschlich in German?
menschlich appears 8.7 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).