Forschungsgemeinschaft

[ˈfɔʁʃʊŋsɡəˌmaɪ̯nʃaft]

/[ˈfɔʁʃʊŋsɡəˌmaɪ̯nʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Forschungsgemeinschaft” is a German headword at frequency #37,520, used as a noun.

#37,520
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zusammenschluss von Forschern oder Forschungseinrichtungen für gemeinsame Forschungsarbeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-forschungsgemeinschaft · Forschungsgemeinschaft · German

Forschungsgemeinschaft · rank #37,520 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,520
  • LEN-MEGA 22 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fleckchen

Nearest frequency peer: Fleckchen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Häufigkeitsnachbarschaft für „Forschungsgemeinschaft“

Niedrigerer Corpus-Rang = gebräuchlicher (invertierte Balkenlänge)

corpus weight

What this shows Balken zeigen, wo „Forschungsgemeinschaft“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata im FrequencyWords-Band sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Forschungsgemeinschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordForschungsgemeinschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔʁʃʊŋsɡəˌmaɪ̯nʃaft]
Letters22
Frequency rank#37,520
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rangmarke für „Forschungsgemeinschaft“ auf der deutschen Häufigkeitsskala

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Forschungsgemeinschaftliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Fleckchen“ (#37,519), „freilassen“ (#37,521), „finales“ (#37,518). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Forschungsgemeinschaft“ bei #37,520. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & dictionary insight

The German entry for Forschungsgemeinschaft is 22 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɔʁʃʊŋsɡəˌmaɪ̯nʃaft]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,520 in overall German word frequency among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Forschungsgemeinschaft has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Forschungsgemeinschaft, spelled F-O-R-S-C-H-U-N-G-S-G-E-M-E-I-N-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zusammenschluss von Forschern oder Forschungseinrichtungen für gemeinsame Forschungsarbeit
  2. 2
    Organisation, die wissenschaftliche Forschungstätigkeit und Forschungsvorhaben finanziell oder anderweitig unterstützt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Forschungsgemeinschaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „US-Behörden spielen bisher eine zentrale Rolle in der Klimaforschung. Die USA sind ein großes Industrieland, flächenmäßig und hinsichtlich der Emissionen. Zudem finanzieren sie die am längsten laufende Messreihe für atmosphärisches CO₂, aber auch bedeutende Klimamodelle, Klima-Satelliten, Messstellen rund um die Erde, in internationalen Gewässern und an…

Synonyms

ForschergruppeForscherteamForschungsgruppeForschungsteam

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Forschungsgemeinschaft"?
"Forschungsgemeinschaft" is spelled F-O-R-S-C-H-U-N-G-S-G-E-M-E-I-N-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔʁʃʊŋsɡəˌmaɪ̯nʃaft].
What does "Forschungsgemeinschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Forschungsgemeinschaft" means: Zusammenschluss von Forschern oder Forschungseinrichtungen für gemeinsame Forschungsarbeit
How do you pronounce "Forschungsgemeinschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Forschungsgemeinschaft" is [ˈfɔʁʃʊŋsɡəˌmaɪ̯nʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Forschungsgemeinschaft" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Forschungsgemeinschaft", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 22 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

niederösterreichischen#37,702Gesundheitsministerium#38,140Geschlechtskrankheiten#36,358Entwicklungsgeschichte#38,714

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list