riesig
German, adjective/ˈʁiːzɪç/
riesig is spelled R-I-E-S-I-G (6 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,523rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Riesig is a German adjective meaning “gigantic, huge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “überdimensional groß”.
What does riesig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
gigantic, huge
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. überdimensional groß 2. im Sinne von großartig
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 riesig
- riesiger masculine nominative singular
- am riesigsten superlative
- riesige feminine nominative singular
- riesiges neuter nominative singular
- riesigen genitive masculine singular
- riesigem dative masculine singular
- der riesige definite includes-article masculine
- die riesige definite feminine includes-article
- das riesige definite includes-article neuter
- die riesigen definite includes-article nominative
- des riesigen definite genitive includes-article
- der riesigen definite feminine genitive
- dem riesigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce riesig?
- /ˈʁiːzɪç/
- /ˈʁiːzɪk/
- [ˈʁiːzɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to riesig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is riesig in German?
riesig appears 11 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).