neulich
German, adverb/ˈnɔɪ̯lɪç/
neulich is spelled N-E-U-L-I-C-H (7 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written German, the 4,698th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Neulich is a German adverb meaning “recently (in the recent past)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “vor nicht langer Zeit; vor Kurzem”.
What does neulich mean in English?
adverb
- 1
recently (in the recent past)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. vor nicht langer Zeit; vor Kurzem
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 neulich
- neuwlich alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce neulich?
- /ˈnɔɪ̯lɪç/
- [ˈnɔɪ̯lɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to neulich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is neulich in German?
neulich 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).