liberal
German, adjective/ˌlibəˈʁaːl/
liberal is spelled L-I-B-E-R-A-L (7 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written German, the 11,619th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Liberal is a German adjective meaning “liberal; permissive; allowing personal freedoms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “den Liberalismus betreffend; freiheitsliebend”.
What does liberal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
liberal; permissive; allowing personal freedoms
Seine Eltern waren streng katholische Kirchgänger, aber liberal gegenüber ihren Kindern.
- 2
libertarian; liberal in the traditional sense (see usage notes below)
Die FDP ist die wichtigste liberale Partei in Deutschland.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. den Liberalismus betreffend; freiheitsliebend 2. weltanschaulich tolerant; ohne Vorurteile
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 liberal
- liberaler masculine nominative singular
- am liberalsten superlative
- liberale feminine nominative singular
- liberales neuter nominative singular
- liberalen genitive masculine singular
- liberalem dative masculine singular
- der liberale definite includes-article masculine
- die liberale definite feminine includes-article
- das liberale definite includes-article neuter
- die liberalen definite includes-article nominative
- des liberalen definite genitive includes-article
- der liberalen definite feminine genitive
- dem liberalen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce liberal?
- /ˌlibəˈʁaːl/
- /ˌlɪ-/
- [libeˈʁaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to liberal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is liberal in German?
liberal appears 5.4 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).