friedlich
German, adjective/ˈfʁiːtlɪç/
friedlich is spelled F-R-I-E-D-L-I-C-H (9 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written German, the 5,583rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Friedlich is a German adjective meaning “peaceful, placid, tranquil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ohne Gewalt und Krieg; in Frieden”.
What does friedlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
peaceful, placid, tranquil
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. ohne Gewalt und Krieg; in Frieden 2. eine gewaltlose Lebenseinstellung besitzend 3. beschaulich, leise seiend
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 friedlich
- friedlicher masculine nominative singular
- am friedlichsten superlative
- friedliche feminine nominative singular
- friedliches neuter nominative singular
- friedlichen genitive masculine singular
- friedlichem dative masculine singular
- der friedliche definite includes-article masculine
- die friedliche definite feminine includes-article
- das friedliche definite includes-article neuter
- die friedlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des friedlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der friedlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem friedlichen dative definite includes-article
- frdl. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce friedlich?
- /ˈfʁiːtlɪç/
- [ˈfʁiːtlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to friedlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is friedlich in German?
friedlich appears 13 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).