angeblich
German, adjective/ˈanˌɡeːplɪç/
angeblich is spelled A-N-G-E-B-L-I-C-H (9 letters) and appears 42 times per million words in written German, the 2,026th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Angeblich is a German adjective meaning “alleged, pretended, reported” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “wie ohne Gewähr angegeben, behauptet”.
What does angeblich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
alleged, pretended, reported
Der Kandidat lehnte es ab, sich zu der angeblichen Affäre zu äußern.
adverb
- 1
allegedly, supposedly, reportedly, reputedly
Die Ursache für die Krankheit ist angeblich kontaminiertes Rindfleisch.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. wie ohne Gewähr angegeben, behauptet
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 angeblich
- angeblicher masculine nominative singular
- angebliche feminine nominative singular
- angebliches neuter nominative singular
- angeblichen genitive masculine singular
- angeblichem dative masculine singular
- der angebliche definite includes-article masculine
- die angebliche definite feminine includes-article
- das angebliche definite includes-article neuter
- die angeblichen definite includes-article nominative
- des angeblichen definite genitive includes-article
- der angeblichen definite feminine genitive
- dem angeblichen dative definite includes-article
- den angeblichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce angeblich?
- /ˈanˌɡeːplɪç/
- [ˈanˌɡeːplɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to angeblich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is angeblich in German?
angeblich appears 42 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).