gnädig
German, adjective/ˈɡnɛːdɪç/
gnädig is spelled G-N-Ä-D-I-G (6 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written German, the 23,467th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gnädig is a German adjective meaning “gracious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “barmherzig, gütiger Gesinnung, Gnade zeigend”.
What does gnädig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
gracious
- 2
propitious
- 3
merciful
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. barmherzig, gütiger Gesinnung, Gnade zeigend 2. große, herablassende Güte zeigend
adverb: 1. eilig
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 gnädig
- gnädiger masculine nominative singular
- am gnädigsten superlative
- gnädige feminine nominative singular
- gnädiges neuter nominative singular
- gnädigen genitive masculine singular
- gnädigem dative masculine singular
- der gnädige definite includes-article masculine
- die gnädige definite feminine includes-article
- das gnädige definite includes-article neuter
- die gnädigen definite includes-article nominative
- des gnädigen definite genitive includes-article
- der gnädigen definite feminine genitive
- dem gnädigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gnädig?
- /ˈɡnɛːdɪç/
- /ˈɡneːdɪç/
- /ˈɡnɛːdɪk/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gnädig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gnädig in German?
gnädig appears 2.1 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).