Potential
German, noun[potɛnˈt͡si̯aːl]
Potential is spelled P-O-T-E-N-T-I-A-L (9 letters) and appears 9.8 times per million words in written German, the 7,170th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Potential is a German neuter noun meaning “alternative spelling of Potenzial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Entwicklungsmöglichkeit, noch nicht ausgeschöpfte Möglichkeit”.
What does Potential mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteralternative spelling of Potenzial
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Entwicklungsmöglichkeit, noch nicht ausgeschöpfte Möglichkeit 2. Fähigkeit eines Kraftfelds, eine Arbeit zu verrichten, unabhängig von den beteiligten Körpern
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 Potential
- Potentials genitive
- Potentiale plural
- Potentialen dative definite plural
- Potenzial alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Potential?
- [potɛnˈt͡si̯aːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Potential
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Potential in German?
Potential appears 9.8 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).