gemächlich
German, adjective/ɡəˈmɛːçlɪç/
gemächlich is spelled G-E-M-Ä-C-H-L-I-C-H (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 44,523rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gemächlich is a German adjective meaning “leisurely, taking one's time, gentle, steady” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “langsam, ohne Eile”.
What does gemächlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
leisurely, taking one's time, gentle, steady
in einem gemächlichen Tempo
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. langsam, ohne Eile 2. ruhig, behaglich
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 gemächlich
- gemächlicher masculine nominative singular
- am gemächlichsten superlative
- gemächliche feminine nominative singular
- gemächliches neuter nominative singular
- gemächlichen genitive masculine singular
- gemächlichem dative masculine singular
- der gemächliche definite includes-article masculine
- die gemächliche definite feminine includes-article
- das gemächliche definite includes-article neuter
- die gemächlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des gemächlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der gemächlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem gemächlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gemächlich?
- /ɡəˈmɛːçlɪç/
- [ɡəˈmɛːçlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gemächlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gemächlich in German?
gemächlich appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).