wahrscheinlich

/vaːɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nlɪç/

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 Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. probable, likely, probably

    Built from wahr (true) + scheinen (to seem) + -lich.

    • Es wird wahrscheinlich morgen regnen.

      It will probably rain tomorrow.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

provável

Close — probable, likely relates to likely.

Practice

1 What does wahrscheinlich mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es wird ___ morgen regnen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches wahrscheinlich?

See also

adjectivecompoundcore-vocabulary

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