herzlich
German, adjective/ˈhɛʁt͡s.lɪç/
herzlich is spelled H-E-R-Z-L-I-C-H (8 letters) and appears 27 times per million words in written German, the 3,035th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herzlich is a German adjective meaning “warm, warmhearted, friendly, affectionate, cordial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “freundlich gesinnt”.
What does herzlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
warm, warmhearted, friendly, affectionate, cordial
- 2
hearty
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. freundlich gesinnt 2. ziemlich, sehr
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 herzlich
- herzlicher masculine nominative singular
- am herzlichsten superlative
- herzliche feminine nominative singular
- herzliches neuter nominative singular
- herzlichen genitive masculine singular
- herzlichem dative masculine singular
- der herzliche definite includes-article masculine
- die herzliche definite feminine includes-article
- das herzliche definite includes-article neuter
- die herzlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des herzlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der herzlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem herzlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce herzlich?
- /ˈhɛʁt͡s.lɪç/
- [ˈhɛʁt͡slɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to herzlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is herzlich in German?
herzlich appears 27 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).