Polyglot Dictionary

erfolgreich

/ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkʁaɪ̯ç/

adjective A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Positive

Meaning

  1. successful

    Built from Erfolg (success) + reich (rich).

    • Sie ist eine erfolgreiche Geschäftsfrau.

      She is a successful businesswoman.

Made of

  • Erfolg success
  • reich rich

Similar words

gelungen

erfolgreich describes ongoing or overall success, like an erfolgreich career; gelungen describes a single specific thing that turned out well, like a gelungen party or dish.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

exitoso

exitoso is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "successful."

Practice

1 What does erfolgreich mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches erfolgreich?

See also

adjectivecompound

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