feindlich
German, adjective/ˈfaɪ̯ntlɪç/
feindlich is spelled F-E-I-N-D-L-I-C-H (9 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written German, the 25,938th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Feindlich is a German adjective meaning “enemy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “als Feind; wie ein Feind; ein Feind seiend; vom Feind”.
What does feindlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
enemy
Near-synonym: gegnerisch
- 2
hostile, inimical (expressing or behaving with hostility)
suffix
- 1
prejudiced against, -phobic
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. als Feind; wie ein Feind; ein Feind seiend; vom Feind
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 feindlich
- feindlicher masculine nominative singular
- am feindlichsten superlative
- feindliche feminine nominative singular
- feindliches neuter nominative singular
- feindlichen genitive masculine singular
- feindlichem dative masculine singular
- der feindliche definite includes-article masculine
- die feindliche definite feminine includes-article
- das feindliche definite includes-article neuter
- die feindlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des feindlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der feindlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem feindlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce feindlich?
- /ˈfaɪ̯ntlɪç/
- [ˈfaɪ̯ntlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to feindlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is feindlich in German?
feindlich appears 1.8 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).