Meaning 1neutral · 90%
not married, especially as an official marital status
Natural examples
Ich bin ledig.
Paul ist noch ledig.
Der ledige Mann wohnt allein.
Usage note
Ledig is especially common on forms and in official contexts. In official German marital status, ledig normally means a person has never been married; geschieden means divorced and verwitwet means widowed.
Useful combinations
ledig sein — to be unmarried — unmarried and without children
