vielleicht
German, adverb/fiˈlaɪ̯çt/
vielleicht is spelled V-I-E-L-L-E-I-C-H-T (10 letters) and appears 525 times per million words in written German, the 178th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vielleicht is a German adverb meaning “perhaps, maybe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unter Umständen, möglicherweise”.
What does vielleicht mean in English?
adverb
- 1
perhaps, maybe
Vielleicht hat er einen Unfall gehabt.
- 2
frequently replaces bitte (“please”) in polite questions
Könnten Sie vielleicht das Fenster aufmachen?
- 3
colloquialexpresses amazement or excitement, particularly at something negative
Das is’ vielleicht ’ne Geldverschwendung da!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. unter Umständen, möglicherweise 2. um die, ungefähr, zirka 3. besonders, unerwartet stark
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 vielleicht
- vllt alternative
- vlt alternative
- vieleicht alternative obsolete
- vl. abbreviation
- vll. abbreviation
- vlt. abbreviation
- vllt. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vielleicht?
- standard /fiˈlaɪ̯çt/
- standard [fiˈlaɪ̯çt]
- standard [fɪ-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vielleicht
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vielleicht in German?
vielleicht appears 525 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).