amtlich
German, adjective/ˈamtlɪç/
amtlich is spelled A-M-T-L-I-C-H (7 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written German, the 16,945th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Amtlich is a German adjective meaning “official; ministerial (of or by a state or regional authority)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich auf ein Amt, einen Amtsvorgang beziehend”.
What does amtlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
official; ministerial (of or by a state or regional authority)
- 2
informalofficial, confirmed (by any kind of source considered authoritative)
- 3
colloquialsignificant, impressive, a lot (especially of values)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. sich auf ein Amt, einen Amtsvorgang beziehend 2. in besonderem Maße über den üblichen Anforderungen liegend
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 amtlich
- amtlicher masculine nominative singular
- am amtlichsten superlative
- amtliche feminine nominative singular
- amtliches neuter nominative singular
- amtlichen genitive masculine singular
- amtlichem dative masculine singular
- der amtliche definite includes-article masculine
- die amtliche definite feminine includes-article
- das amtliche definite includes-article neuter
- die amtlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des amtlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der amtlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem amtlichen dative definite includes-article
- amtl. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce amtlich?
- /ˈamtlɪç/
- [ˈʔam(p)t.lɪç]
- /ˈamplɪç/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to amtlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is amtlich in German?
amtlich appears 3.2 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).