richtungsweisend
German, adjective[ˈʁɪçtʰʊŋsˌvaɪ̯zn̩t]
richtungsweisend is spelled R-I-C-H-T-U-N-G-S-W-E-I-S-E-N-D (16 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 71,199th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Richtungsweisend is a German adjective meaning “pointing the way (ahead), pioneering, pathbreaking, groundbreaking, trailblazing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “für die zukünftige Entwicklung sehr wichtig”.
What does richtungsweisend mean in English?
adjective
- 1
pointing the way (ahead), pioneering, pathbreaking, groundbreaking, trailblazing
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. für die zukünftige Entwicklung sehr wichtig
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 richtungsweisend
- richtungsweisender masculine nominative singular
- am richtungsweisendsten superlative
- richtungsweisende feminine nominative singular
- richtungsweisendes neuter nominative singular
- richtungsweisenden genitive masculine singular
- richtungsweisendem dative masculine singular
- der richtungsweisende definite includes-article masculine
- die richtungsweisende definite feminine includes-article
- das richtungsweisende definite includes-article neuter
- die richtungsweisenden definite includes-article nominative
- des richtungsweisenden definite genitive includes-article
- der richtungsweisenden definite feminine genitive
- dem richtungsweisenden dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce richtungsweisend?
- [ˈʁɪçtʰʊŋsˌvaɪ̯zn̩t]
- [ˈʁɪçtʊŋsˌvaɪ̯zn̩t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to richtungsweisend
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is richtungsweisend in German?
richtungsweisend appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).