Forschergeist
German, noun[ˈfɔʁʃɐˌɡaɪ̯st]
Forschergeist is spelled F-O-R-S-C-H-E-R-G-E-I-S-T (13 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 144,446th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Forschergeist is a German masculine noun meaning “spirit of research” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Einstellung/Geisteshaltung einer Person, wissenschaftlichen Prinzipien entsprechende Anstrengungen neue…”.
What does Forschergeist mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinespirit of research
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Einstellung/Geisteshaltung einer Person, wissenschaftlichen Prinzipien entsprechende Anstrengungen neue Erkenntnisse zu gewinnen 2. Person, die das Verlangen hat, sich neues Wissen anzueignen
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 Forschergeist
- Forschergeistes genitive
- Forschergeiste dative singular
- Forschergeister nominative plural
- Forschergeists genitive singular
- Forschergeistern dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Forschergeist?
- [ˈfɔʁʃɐˌɡaɪ̯st]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Forschergeist in German?
Forschergeist appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).