seriös
German, adjective/zeˈri̯øːs/
seriös is spelled S-E-R-I-Ö-S (6 letters) and appears 4.8 times per million words in written German, the 12,686th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Seriös is a German adjective meaning “reputable, respectable, dignified; not shady or dubious; appearing civil, reliable, legitimate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ordentlich”.
What does seriös mean in English?
adjective
- 1
reputable, respectable, dignified; not shady or dubious; appearing civil, reliable, legitimate
ein seriöser Mann
- 2
giving such an impression, thus formal, elegant
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. ordentlich 2. ernst, würdig (personenbezogen) 3. gediegen, solide gefertigt (sachbezogen) 4. vertrauenswürdig, glaubwürdig, zuverlässig
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 seriös
- seriöser masculine nominative singular
- am seriösesten superlative
- seriöse feminine nominative singular
- seriöses neuter nominative singular
- seriösen genitive masculine singular
- seriösem dative masculine singular
- der seriöse definite includes-article masculine
- die seriöse definite feminine includes-article
- das seriöse definite includes-article neuter
- die seriösen definite includes-article nominative
- des seriösen definite genitive includes-article
- der seriösen definite feminine genitive
- dem seriösen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce seriös?
- /zeˈri̯øːs/
- [ze.ʁiˈøːs]
- [zə-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to seriös
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is seriös in German?
seriös appears 4.8 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).