billig
German, adjective[ˈbɪlɪç]
billig is spelled B-I-L-L-I-G (6 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written German, the 4,267th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Billig is a German adjective meaning “appropriate, meet, fair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “angemessen (recht und billig)”.
What does billig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
appropriate, meet, fair
Die Strafe ist billig und recht.
- 2
cheap (low-priced)
In Deutschland sind Lebensmittel billiger als in andern europäischen Ländern.
- 3
cheap (of low quality, mediocre)
Das Vorgehen der Regierung ist ein billiges Ablenkungsmanöver.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. angemessen (recht und billig) 2. einen niedrigen Preis oder niedrige Kosten habend 3. qualitativ minderwertig 4. ideenlos, einfallslos (zum Beispiel ein Film)
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 billig
- billiger masculine nominative singular
- am billigsten superlative
- billige feminine nominative singular
- billiges neuter nominative singular
- billigen genitive masculine singular
- billigem dative masculine singular
- der billige definite includes-article masculine
- die billige definite feminine includes-article
- das billige definite includes-article neuter
- die billigen definite includes-article nominative
- des billigen definite genitive includes-article
- der billigen definite feminine genitive
- dem billigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce billig?
- [ˈbɪlɪç]
- [ˈbɪlɪkʰ]
- [ˈbɪlɪk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to billig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is billig in German?
billig appears 18 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).