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vielleicht perhaps, maybe; frequently replaces bitte (“please”) in polite questions

vielleicht is the #157 most common word in German, a adverb. It means “perhaps, maybe; frequently replaces bitte (“please”) in polite questions” and is pronounced /fiˈlaɪ̯çt/.

#157frequency rank
0.05%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of vielleicht

FormWhat it isMeaning
vlltalternativeperhaps
vltalternativeperhaps
vieleichtalternative, obsoleteperhaps

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