Semester
German, noun/zeˈmɛstɐ/
Semester is spelled S-E-M-E-S-T-E-R (8 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,647th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Semester is a German neuter noun meaning “semester” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Hälfte eines Studien- oder Schuljahres”.
What does Semester mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersemester
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Hälfte eines Studien- oder Schuljahres 2. jemand, der in einem bestimmten Teil seiner Studienzeit ist 3. Mensch bestimmten Alters
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 Semester
- Semesters genitive
- Semestern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Semester?
- /zeˈmɛstɐ/
- [zeˈmɛstɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Semester
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Semester in German?
Semester appears 11 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).