wissentlich
German, adverb[ˈvɪsn̩tlɪç]
wissentlich is spelled W-I-S-S-E-N-T-L-I-C-H (11 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written German, the 30,497th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wissentlich is a German adverb meaning “knowingly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does wissentlich mean in English?
adverb
- 1
knowingly
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. die Auswirkung seiner Handlung wollend; mit Absicht, Vorsatz
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 wissentlich
- wissentlicher positive nominative strong
- wissentliche positive nominative strong
- wissentliches positive nominative strong
- wissentlichen positive genitive strong
- wissentlichem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce wissentlich?
- [ˈvɪsn̩tlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to wissentlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is wissentlich in German?
wissentlich appears 1.4 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).