letztendlich
German, adjective/lɛtstˈʔɛntlɪç/
letztendlich is spelled L-E-T-Z-T-E-N-D-L-I-C-H (12 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written German, the 4,345th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Letztendlich is a German adjective meaning “eventual, ultimate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does letztendlich mean in English?
adverb
- 1
eventually, finally, ultimately, at last
adjective
- 1
eventual, ultimate
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. in endgültiger oder zwingender Konsequenz 2. auf eine eingetroffene Konsequenz Bezug nehmend
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 letztendlich
- letztendlicher masculine nominative singular
- letztendliche feminine nominative singular
- letztendliches neuter nominative singular
- letztendlichen genitive masculine singular
- letztendlichem dative masculine singular
- der letztendliche definite includes-article masculine
- die letztendliche definite feminine includes-article
- das letztendliche definite includes-article neuter
- die letztendlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des letztendlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der letztendlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem letztendlichen dative definite includes-article
- den letztendlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce letztendlich?
- /lɛtstˈʔɛntlɪç/
- [lɛt͡stˈʔɛntlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to letztendlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is letztendlich in German?
letztendlich appears 18 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).