gelegentlich
German, preposition/ɡəˈleːɡəntlɪç/
gelegentlich is spelled G-E-L-E-G-E-N-T-L-I-C-H (12 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written German, the 3,521st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gelegentlich is a German preposition meaning “during, on the occasion of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “aus oder bei einem bestimmten Anlass”.
What does gelegentlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
occasional
adverb
- 1
occasionally
preposition
- 1
during, on the occasion of
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. wenn sich eine günstige, passende Gelegenheit bietet, wenn es die Umstände erlauben, bei Gelegenheit 2. mehr oder weniger oft, unterschiedlich häufig
preposition: 1. aus oder bei einem bestimmten Anlass
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 gelegentlich
- gelegentlicher masculine nominative singular
- gelegentliche feminine nominative singular
- gelegentliches neuter nominative singular
- gelegentlichen genitive masculine singular
- gelegentlichem dative masculine singular
- der gelegentliche definite includes-article masculine
- die gelegentliche definite feminine includes-article
- das gelegentliche definite includes-article neuter
- die gelegentlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des gelegentlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der gelegentlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem gelegentlichen dative definite includes-article
- den gelegentlichen dative definite includes-article
- geleg. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gelegentlich?
- /ɡəˈleːɡəntlɪç/
- [ɡəˈleːɡn̩tlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gelegentlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gelegentlich in German?
gelegentlich appears 23 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).