ängstlich
German, adjective/ˈɛŋstlɪç/
ängstlich is spelled Ä-N-G-S-T-L-I-C-H (9 letters) and appears 3.9 times per million words in written German, the 14,778th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ängstlich is a German adjective meaning “fearful, anxious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von Angst ergriffen, erfüllt”.
What does ängstlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
fearful, anxious
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. von Angst ergriffen, erfüllt 2. peinlich genau, akkurat 3. nicht so eilig, nicht so genau
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 ängstlich
- ängstlicher masculine nominative singular
- am ängstlichsten superlative
- ängstliche feminine nominative singular
- ängstliches neuter nominative singular
- ängstlichen genitive masculine singular
- ängstlichem dative masculine singular
- der ängstliche definite includes-article masculine
- die ängstliche definite feminine includes-article
- das ängstliche definite includes-article neuter
- die ängstlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des ängstlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der ängstlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem ängstlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ängstlich?
- /ˈɛŋstlɪç/
- [ˈʔɛŋstlɪç]
- [ˈɛŋstlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ängstlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ängstlich in German?
ängstlich appears 3.9 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).