wirklich
German, adjective/ˈvɪʁklɪç/
wirklich is spelled W-I-R-K-L-I-C-H (8 letters) and appears 562 times per million words in written German, the 167th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wirklich is a German adjective meaning “real” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “tatsächlich existierend und nicht nur in der Einbildung vorhanden seiend”.
What does wirklich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
real
adverb
- 1
really, actually
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. tatsächlich existierend und nicht nur in der Einbildung vorhanden seiend 2. den Erwartungen und Wertvorstellungen entsprechend 3. wahrhaftig, echt, ganz
adverb: 1. verstärkt oder betont die Satzaussage
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 wirklich
- wirklicher masculine nominative singular
- am wirklichsten superlative
- wirkliche feminine nominative singular
- wirkliches neuter nominative singular
- wirklichen genitive masculine singular
- wirklichem dative masculine singular
- der wirkliche definite includes-article masculine
- die wirkliche definite feminine includes-article
- das wirkliche definite includes-article neuter
- die wirklichen definite includes-article nominative
- des wirklichen definite genitive includes-article
- der wirklichen definite feminine genitive
- dem wirklichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce wirklich?
- /ˈvɪʁklɪç/
- [ˈvɪɐ̯kʰlɪç]
- [ˈvɪʁklɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to wirklich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is wirklich in German?
wirklich appears 562 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).