gründlich
German, adjective/ˈɡrʏntlɪç/
gründlich is spelled G-R-Ü-N-D-L-I-C-H (9 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written German, the 6,912th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gründlich is a German adjective meaning “thorough, in-depth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch und durch, eingehend; bis auf den Grund”.
What does gründlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
thorough, in-depth
adverb
- 1
thoroughly, completely
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. durch und durch, eingehend; bis auf den Grund 2. gewissenhaft
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 gründlich
- gründlicher masculine nominative singular
- am gründlichsten superlative
- gründliche feminine nominative singular
- gründliches neuter nominative singular
- gründlichen genitive masculine singular
- gründlichem dative masculine singular
- der gründliche definite includes-article masculine
- die gründliche definite feminine includes-article
- das gründliche definite includes-article neuter
- die gründlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des gründlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der gründlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem gründlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gründlich?
- /ˈɡrʏntlɪç/
- [ˈɡʁʏntlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gründlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gründlich in German?
gründlich appears 10 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).