christlich
German, adjective[ˈkʁɪstlɪç]
christlich is spelled C-H-R-I-S-T-L-I-C-H (10 letters) and appears 7.6 times per million words in written German, the 8,847th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Christlich is a German adjective meaning “Christian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “vom Christentum geprägt”.
What does christlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Christian
- 2
informalfair, acceptable, not too harsh or unusual
20 Euro Buße sind ja noch christlich. Letztes Mal musste ich das Dreifache zahlen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. vom Christentum geprägt 2. dem Christentum entsprechend
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 christlich
- christlicher masculine nominative singular
- am christlichsten superlative
- christliche feminine nominative singular
- christliches neuter nominative singular
- christlichen genitive masculine singular
- christlichem dative masculine singular
- der christliche definite includes-article masculine
- die christliche definite feminine includes-article
- das christliche definite includes-article neuter
- die christlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des christlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der christlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem christlichen dative definite includes-article
- chr. abbreviation
- christl. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce christlich?
- [ˈkʁɪstlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to christlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is christlich in German?
christlich appears 7.6 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).