Algorithmus
German, noun[ˌalɡoˈʀɪtmʊs]
Algorithmus is spelled A-L-G-O-R-I-T-H-M-U-S (11 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written German, the 11,837th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Algorithmus is a German masculine noun meaning “algorithm (well-defined procedure)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine exakt beschriebene Vorgehensweise zum Lösen eines Problems in endlich vielen und eindeutig beschriebenen…”.
What does Algorithmus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealgorithm (well-defined procedure)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine exakt beschriebene Vorgehensweise zum Lösen eines Problems in endlich vielen und eindeutig beschriebenen Schritten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Algorithmus
- Algorithmen plural
- Alg. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Algorithmus?
- [ˌalɡoˈʀɪtmʊs]
- [ˌalɡoˈʁɪtmʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Algorithmus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Algorithmus in German?
Algorithmus appears 5.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).