Polyglot Dictionary

kontinuierlich

/kɔntinuˈiːɐ̯lɪç/

adjective C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. continuous

    • Die Zahl steigt kontinuierlich.

      The number is rising continuously.

Similar words

fortlaufend

kontinuierlich means continuous in an unbroken, steady sense, like continuous improvement; fortlaufend means continuous in a sequential sense, like sequential numbering.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

continuo

continuo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "continuous."

Portuguese

contínuo

contínuo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "continuous."

Practice

1 What does kontinuierlich mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Zahl steigt ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches kontinuierlich?

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