anlässlich
German, preposition[ˈanˌlɛslɪç]
anlässlich is spelled A-N-L-Ä-S-S-L-I-C-H (10 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written German, the 3,812th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Anlässlich is a German preposition meaning “on the occasion of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “drückt den Grund eines Geschehens aus”.
What does anlässlich mean in English?
preposition
- 1
on the occasion of
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. drückt den Grund eines Geschehens aus
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 anlässlich
- anläßlich obsolete
- anl. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce anlässlich?
- [ˈanˌlɛslɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is anlässlich in German?
anlässlich appears 21 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).