gänzlich
German, adjective/ˈɡɛntslɪç/
gänzlich is spelled G-Ä-N-Z-L-I-C-H (8 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,291st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gänzlich is a German adjective meaning “sheer, stark, outright” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in vollem Umfang”.
What does gänzlich mean in English?
adverb
- 1
completely, totally, altogether
- 2
fully
adjective
- 1
sheer, stark, outright
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. in vollem Umfang
adverb: 1. ganz und gar, voll und ganz
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 gänzlich
- gänzlicher masculine nominative singular
- gänzliche feminine nominative singular
- gänzliches neuter nominative singular
- gänzlichen genitive masculine singular
- gänzlichem dative masculine singular
- der gänzliche definite includes-article masculine
- die gänzliche definite feminine includes-article
- das gänzliche definite includes-article neuter
- die gänzlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des gänzlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der gänzlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem gänzlichen dative definite includes-article
- den gänzlichen dative definite includes-article
- gänzlichsten superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gänzlich?
- /ˈɡɛntslɪç/
- [ˈɡɛnt͡slɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gänzlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gänzlich in German?
gänzlich appears 11 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).