bildlich
German, adjective[ˈbɪltlɪç]
bildlich is spelled B-I-L-D-L-I-C-H (8 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written German, the 23,884th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bildlich is a German adjective meaning “pictorial, graphic, visual” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch ein Bild veranschaulicht”.
What does bildlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
pictorial, graphic, visual
- 2
figurative, not literal, metaphorical
adverb
- 1
pictorially
- 2
figuratively
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. durch ein Bild veranschaulicht 2. durch ein sprachliches Bild veranschaulicht
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 bildlich
- bildlicher masculine nominative singular
- bildliche feminine nominative singular
- bildliches neuter nominative singular
- bildlichen genitive masculine singular
- bildlichem dative masculine singular
- der bildliche definite includes-article masculine
- die bildliche definite feminine includes-article
- das bildliche definite includes-article neuter
- die bildlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des bildlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der bildlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem bildlichen dative definite includes-article
- den bildlichen dative definite includes-article
- bildl. abbreviation
- am bildlichsten superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bildlich?
- [ˈbɪltlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bildlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bildlich in German?
bildlich appears 2.0 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).