sicherlich
German, adverb/ˈzɪçɐˌlɪç/
sicherlich is spelled S-I-C-H-E-R-L-I-C-H (10 letters) and appears 48 times per million words in written German, the 1,771st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sicherlich is a German adverb meaning “certainly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit ziemlicher Sicherheit; oftmals eine gewisse Beeinschränkung beinhaltend, die zum Beispiel mit aber…”.
What does sicherlich mean in English?
adverb
- 1
certainly
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. mit ziemlicher Sicherheit; oftmals eine gewisse Beeinschränkung beinhaltend, die zum Beispiel mit aber angeschlossen wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce sicherlich?
- Germany /ˈzɪçɐˌlɪç/
- Austria /ˈsɪçɐˌlɪç/
- [ˈzɪçɐˌlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sicherlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sicherlich in German?
sicherlich appears 48 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).