erkenntlich
German, adjective[ɛɐ̯ˈkɛntlɪç]
erkenntlich is spelled E-R-K-E-N-N-T-L-I-C-H (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 47,290th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erkenntlich is a German adjective meaning “grateful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “so beschaffen, dass es erkannt werden kann, dass es erkennbar, offenbar ist”.
What does erkenntlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
grateful
- 2
perceptible
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. so beschaffen, dass es erkannt werden kann, dass es erkennbar, offenbar ist 2. für eine empfangene Tat Dank ausdrücken (durch eine Gegenleistung)
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 erkenntlich
- erkenntlicher masculine nominative singular
- am erkenntlichsten superlative
- erkenntliche feminine nominative singular
- erkenntliches neuter nominative singular
- erkenntlichen genitive masculine singular
- erkenntlichem dative masculine singular
- der erkenntliche definite includes-article masculine
- die erkenntliche definite feminine includes-article
- das erkenntliche definite includes-article neuter
- die erkenntlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des erkenntlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der erkenntlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem erkenntlichen dative definite includes-article
- erk. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce erkenntlich?
- [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛntlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to erkenntlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is erkenntlich in German?
erkenntlich appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).