Philosophie
German, noun/filozoˈfiː/
Philosophie is spelled P-H-I-L-O-S-O-P-H-I-E (11 letters) and appears 37 times per million words in written German, the 2,246th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Philosophie is a German feminine noun meaning “philosophy (study of thought)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Lehre vom Ganzen und vom Sein, Ursprung und Wesen der Dinge; Lehre über Erkenntnis und Wahrheit”.
What does Philosophie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininephilosophy (study of thought)
Sie studiert Philosophie.
- 2
femininename of the school subject taken by pupils who choose not to attend religious education
- 3
femininephilosophy (one's manner of thinking)
Seine Philosophie lautet: leben und leben lassen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lehre vom Ganzen und vom Sein, Ursprung und Wesen der Dinge; Lehre über Erkenntnis und Wahrheit 2. persönliche Betrachtungsweise des Lebens
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 Philosophie
- Philosophien plural
- Philosophei alternative archaic
- Philosophia alternative obsolete
- Filosofie alternative
- Filosofei alternative
- Phil. abbreviation
- Philo. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Philosophie?
- /filozoˈfiː/
- [ˌfɪ.lo.zoˈfiː]
- [ˌfi(ː)-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Philosophie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Philosophie in German?
Philosophie appears 37 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).