fröhlich
German, adjective/ˈfʁøːlɪç/
fröhlich is spelled F-R-Ö-H-L-I-C-H (8 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written German, the 5,929th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fröhlich is a German adjective meaning “merry; cheerful; either as a character trait or fleetingly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von froher, heiterer Art seiend; in guter Stimmung”.
What does fröhlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
merry; cheerful; either as a character trait or fleetingly
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. von froher, heiterer Art seiend; in guter Stimmung 2. lustig, ausgelassen
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 fröhlich
- fröhlicher masculine nominative singular
- am fröhlichsten superlative
- fröhliche feminine nominative singular
- fröhliches neuter nominative singular
- fröhlichen genitive masculine singular
- fröhlichem dative masculine singular
- der fröhliche definite includes-article masculine
- die fröhliche definite feminine includes-article
- das fröhliche definite includes-article neuter
- die fröhlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des fröhlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der fröhlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem fröhlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fröhlich?
- /ˈfʁøːlɪç/
- [ˈfʁøːlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fröhlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fröhlich in German?
fröhlich appears 12 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).