# professional vs scientific

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### professional
*adjective · IPA […] · frequency rank #16,519*
beruflich

### scientific
*adjective · IPA […] · frequency rank #33,811*
systematisch

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/professional-vs-scientific