trefflich
German, adjective/ˈtʁɛflɪç/
trefflich is spelled T-R-E-F-F-L-I-C-H (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 44,523rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trefflich is a German adjective meaning “splendid, excellent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “besonders gut”.
What does trefflich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
splendid, excellent
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. besonders gut
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 trefflich
- trefflicher masculine nominative singular
- am trefflichsten superlative
- treffliche feminine nominative singular
- treffliches neuter nominative singular
- trefflichen genitive masculine singular
- trefflichem dative masculine singular
- der treffliche definite includes-article masculine
- die treffliche definite feminine includes-article
- das treffliche definite includes-article neuter
- die trefflichen definite includes-article nominative
- des trefflichen definite genitive includes-article
- der trefflichen definite feminine genitive
- dem trefflichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trefflich?
- /ˈtʁɛflɪç/
- [ˈtʁɛflɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is trefflich in German?
trefflich appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).