verbindlich
German, adjective/fɛɐ̯ˈbɪntlɪç/
verbindlich is spelled V-E-R-B-I-N-D-L-I-C-H (11 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written German, the 15,332nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verbindlich is a German adjective meaning “binding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in der Begegnung mit anderen Menschen, Dingen, Ereignissen positiv eingestellt; entgegenkommend, freundlich”.
What does verbindlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
binding
- 2
obliging
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. in der Begegnung mit anderen Menschen, Dingen, Ereignissen positiv eingestellt; entgegenkommend, freundlich 2. als Pflicht, Bestimmung festgelegt, gültig
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 verbindlich
- verbindlicher masculine nominative singular
- am verbindlichsten superlative
- verbindliche feminine nominative singular
- verbindliches neuter nominative singular
- verbindlichen genitive masculine singular
- verbindlichem dative masculine singular
- der verbindliche definite includes-article masculine
- die verbindliche definite feminine includes-article
- das verbindliche definite includes-article neuter
- die verbindlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des verbindlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der verbindlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem verbindlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce verbindlich?
- /fɛɐ̯ˈbɪntlɪç/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪntlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to verbindlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is verbindlich in German?
verbindlich appears 3.7 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).