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illuminiert

German, adjective[ɪlumiˈniːɐ̯t]

illuminiert is spelled I-L-L-U-M-I-N-I-E-R-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 99,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Illuminiert is a German adjective meaning “illuminated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of illuminieren. The German Wiktionary defines it as “festlich beleuchtet”.

What does illuminiert mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    illuminated

  2. 2

    slangtipsy, drunk

verb

  1. 1

    past participle of illuminieren

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. festlich beleuchtet 2. mit Malereien verziert 3. von Alkohol berauscht

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 illuminiert

  • illuminierter masculine nominative singular
  • am illuminiertesten superlative
  • illuminierte positive nominative strong
  • illuminiertes positive nominative strong
  • illuminierten positive genitive strong
  • illuminiertem positive dative strong

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce illuminiert?

  • [ɪlumiˈniːɐ̯t]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is illuminiert in German?

illuminiert appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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