kräftig
German, adjective/ˈkʁɛftɪç/
kräftig is spelled K-R-Ä-F-T-I-G (7 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written German, the 4,781st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kräftig is a German adjective meaning “bold, intense, powerful, robust, strong, sturdy, vigorous, vivid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit Kraft ausgestattet, von Kraft geprägt, zeugend”.
What does kräftig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
bold, intense, powerful, robust, strong, sturdy, vigorous, vivid
kräftige Farbe (vivid color)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. mit Kraft ausgestattet, von Kraft geprägt, zeugend 2. sehr, in hohem Maße; intensiv 3. viele Nährstoffe enthaltend und gut sättigend; nahrhaft 4. gut und gesund entwickelt; ausgeprägt
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 kräftig
- kräftiger masculine nominative singular
- am kräftigsten superlative
- kräftige feminine nominative singular
- kräftiges neuter nominative singular
- kräftigen genitive masculine singular
- kräftigem dative masculine singular
- der kräftige definite includes-article masculine
- die kräftige definite feminine includes-article
- das kräftige definite includes-article neuter
- die kräftigen definite includes-article nominative
- des kräftigen definite genitive includes-article
- der kräftigen definite feminine genitive
- dem kräftigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce kräftig?
- /ˈkʁɛftɪç/
- /ˈkʁɛftɪk/
- [ˈkʁɛftɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to kräftig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is kräftig in German?
kräftig appears 16 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).