ziemlich
German, adjective/ˈtsiːmlɪç/
ziemlich is spelled Z-I-E-M-L-I-C-H (8 letters) and appears 151 times per million words in written German, the 573rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ziemlich is a German adjective meaning “considerable, sizable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “recht groß, beträchtlich”.
What does ziemlich mean in English?
adverb
- 1
pretty, quite, rather, fairly, kind of
Das Lied ist ziemlich gut.
- 2
pretty much, quite a bit
Er hat ziemlich rumgeschrien.
adjective
- 1
considerable, sizable
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
particle: 1. im Vergleich zu Anderem deutlich mehr, sehr, in großem Maße
adjective: 1. recht groß, beträchtlich 2. anständig; den sozialen Normen entsprechend
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 ziemlich
- zml alternative Internet
- ziemlicher masculine nominative singular
- ziemliche feminine nominative singular
- ziemliches neuter nominative singular
- ziemlichen genitive masculine singular
- ziemlichem dative masculine singular
- der ziemliche definite includes-article masculine
- die ziemliche definite feminine includes-article
- das ziemliche definite includes-article neuter
- die ziemlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des ziemlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der ziemlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem ziemlichen dative definite includes-article
- den ziemlichen dative definite includes-article
- am ziemlichsten superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ziemlich?
- /ˈtsiːmlɪç/
- /ˈtsɪm(l)ɪç/
- [ˈt͡siːmlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ziemlich in German?
ziemlich appears 151 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).