erklecklich
German, adjective[ˌɛɐ̯ˈklɛklɪç]
erklecklich is spelled E-R-K-L-E-C-K-L-I-C-H (11 letters) and appears about once in every 87 million words in written German, the 586,900th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Erklecklich is a German adjective meaning “considerable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in erheblichem Maße (an Wert), in erheblicher Menge (an Zahl); ziemlich groß, ziemlich viel”.
What does erklecklich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
considerable
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. in erheblichem Maße (an Wert), in erheblicher Menge (an Zahl); ziemlich groß, ziemlich viel
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 erklecklich
- erklecklicher masculine nominative singular
- am erklecklichsten superlative
- erkleckliche feminine nominative singular
- erkleckliches neuter nominative singular
- erklecklichen genitive masculine singular
- erklecklichem dative masculine singular
- der erkleckliche definite includes-article masculine
- die erkleckliche definite feminine includes-article
- das erkleckliche definite includes-article neuter
- die erklecklichen definite includes-article nominative
- des erklecklichen definite genitive includes-article
- der erklecklichen definite feminine genitive
- dem erklecklichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce erklecklich?
- [ˌɛɐ̯ˈklɛklɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is erklecklich in German?
erklecklich appears about once in every 87 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).