Dissertation
German, noun[dɪsɛʁtaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Dissertation is spelled D-I-S-S-E-R-T-A-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears 9.1 times per million words in written German, the 7,590th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dissertation is a German feminine noun meaning “dissertation (for a doctoral degree)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(kürzere) wissenschaftliche Abhandlung”.
What does Dissertation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedissertation (for a doctoral degree)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (kürzere) wissenschaftliche Abhandlung 2. diejenige wissenschaftliche Arbeit, die zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades verfasst wird
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 Dissertation
- Dissertationen plural
- Diss. alternative abbreviation
- Diss abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Dissertation?
- [dɪsɛʁtaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Dissertation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Dissertation in German?
Dissertation appears 9.1 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).