naturwissenschaftliche

/[naˈtuːɐ̯ˌvɪsn̩ʃaftlɪçə]/ adj

The verdict

“naturwissenschaftliche” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #22,078 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#22,078
frequency rank, German
22
letters
2
confusable pairs

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs naturwissenschaftlich

Key facts for naturwissenschaftliche
PropertyValue
Headwordnaturwissenschaftliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[naˈtuːɐ̯ˌvɪsn̩ʃaftlɪçə]
Letters22
Frequency rank#22,078
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “naturwissenschaftliche” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). naturwissenschaftliche lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for naturwissenschaftliche is 22 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [naˈtuːɐ̯ˌvɪsn̩ʃaftlɪçə]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,078 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for naturwissenschaftliche in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "naturwissenschaftlichen", "naturwissenschaftlich", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is naturwissenschaftliche, spelled N-A-T-U-R-W-I-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T-L-I-C-H-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs naturwissenschaftlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs naturwissenschaftlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs naturwissenschaftlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs naturwissenschaftlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs naturwissenschaftlich
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs naturwissenschaftlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs naturwissenschaftlich
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs naturwissenschaftlich
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs naturwissenschaftlich

Frequency rank: #22,078 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "naturwissenschaftliche"?
"naturwissenschaftliche" is spelled N-A-T-U-R-W-I-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [naˈtuːɐ̯ˌvɪsn̩ʃaftlɪçə].
What does "naturwissenschaftliche" mean?
As an adjective, "naturwissenschaftliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs naturwissenschaftlich
What words are commonly confused with "naturwissenschaftliche"?
"naturwissenschaftliche" is commonly confused with "naturwissenschaftlichen", "naturwissenschaftlich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "naturwissenschaftliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "naturwissenschaftliche" is [naˈtuːɐ̯ˌvɪsn̩ʃaftlɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "naturwissenschaftliche" come from?
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Using “naturwissenschaftliche”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is N-A-T-U-R-W-I-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T-L-I-C-H-E — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [naˈtuːɐ̯ˌvɪsn̩ʃaftlɪçə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “naturwissenschaftlichen” — see the side-by-side comparison. naturwissenschaftliche vs naturwissenschaftlichen
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.