gemütlich
German, adjective/ɡəˈmyːtlɪç/
gemütlich is spelled G-E-M-Ü-T-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). Gemütlich is a German adjective meaning “cosy, gemütlich” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “angenehm; Gemütlichkeit erweckend”.
What does gemütlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
cosy, gemütlich
Die neue Couch ist sehr gemütlich.
adverb
- 1
unhurried, leisurely
Sie gingen gemütlich durch die Straßen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. angenehm; Gemütlichkeit erweckend
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 gemütlich
- gemütlicher masculine nominative singular
- am gemütlichsten superlative
- gemütliche feminine nominative singular
- gemütliches neuter nominative singular
- gemütlichen genitive masculine singular
- gemütlichem dative masculine singular
- der gemütliche definite includes-article masculine
- die gemütliche definite feminine includes-article
- das gemütliche definite includes-article neuter
- die gemütlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des gemütlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der gemütlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem gemütlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gemütlich?
- Germany /ɡəˈmyːtlɪç/
- /ɡeˈmyːtlɪç/
- Austria [ɡ̊e-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gemütlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gemütlich in German?
gemütlich 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).