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reiflich

German, adjective/ˈʁaɪ̯flɪç/

reiflich is a German adjective meaning “mature” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “alle Gesichtspunkte berücksichtigend”.

What does reiflich mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    mature

    nach reiflicher Überlegung

adverb

  1. 1

    maturely

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

How German dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. alle Gesichtspunkte berücksichtigend

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 reiflich

  • reiflicher masculine nominative singular
  • am reiflichsten superlative
  • reifliche feminine nominative singular
  • reifliches neuter nominative singular
  • reiflichen genitive masculine singular
  • reiflichem dative masculine singular
  • der reifliche definite includes-article masculine
  • die reifliche definite feminine includes-article
  • das reifliche definite includes-article neuter
  • die reiflichen definite includes-article nominative
  • des reiflichen definite genitive includes-article
  • der reiflichen definite feminine genitive
  • dem reiflichen dative definite includes-article

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

How do you pronounce reiflich?

  • /ˈʁaɪ̯flɪç/
  • [ˈʁaɪ̯flɪç]

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

English words that translate to reiflich

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is reiflich in German?

reiflich appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.

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