Computerwissenschaft
[kɔmˈpjuːtɐˌvɪsn̩ʃaft]
The verdict
“Computerwissenschaft” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wissenschaft von der systematischen Darstellung, Speicherung, Verarbeitung und Übertragung von Informationen, besonders deren automatischer Verarbeitung mithilfe von Digitalrechnern
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Computerwissenschaft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔmˈpjuːtɐˌvɪsn̩ʃaft] |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Computerwissenschaft” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Computerwissenschaft is 20 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔmˈpjuːtɐˌvɪsn̩ʃaft]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Wissenschaft von der systematischen Darstellung, Speicherung, Verarbeitung und Übertragung von Informationen, besonders deren automatischer Verarbeitung mithilfe von Digitalrechnern".
No misspelling variants are generated for Computerwissenschaft in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Computerwissenschaft, spelled C-O-M-P-U-T-E-R-W-I-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1Wissenschaft von der systematischen Darstellung, Speicherung, Verarbeitung und Übertragung von Informationen, besonders deren automatischer Verarbeitung mithilfe von Digitalrechnern
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Computerwissenschaft”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is C-O-M-P-U-T-E-R-W-I-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.