studieren
German, verb/ʃtuˈdiːrən/
studieren is spelled S-T-U-D-I-E-R-E-N (9 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written German, the 4,427th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Studieren is a German verb meaning “to study at university or college level; to be a student (of)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Hochschulausbildung machen, Student sein; an einer Hochschule Themen und Methoden eines oder mehrerer…”.
What does studieren mean in English?
verb
- 1
to study at university or college level; to be a student (of)
Sie studiert Chemie.
- 2
to study scientifically; to research; to perform a study on
Er studiert den Nestbau der Ameisen.
- 3
to look at minutely; to study; to peruse; to analyse
Sie studierte seinen Brief.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. eine Hochschulausbildung machen, Student sein; an einer Hochschule Themen und Methoden eines oder mehrerer Fachgebiete erlernen 2. (etwas) genau/aufmerksam lesen, um den Inhalt zu erfahren, um sich zu informieren 3. intensiv/genau informieren, (mit etwas) beschäftigen, um es genau kennenzulernen, zu erforschen suchen; (etwas) einüben, lernen
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 studieren
- studiert present singular third-person
- studierte past
- haben auxiliary
- studierend participle present
- studiere first-person indicative present
- studierst indicative present second-person
- studierest second-person singular subjunctive
- studieret plural second-person subjunctive
- studierten first-person indicative plural
- studiertest indicative preterite second-person
- studiertet indicative plural preterite
- studier imperative second-person singular
- habe studiert first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben studiert first-person indicative multiword-construction
- studiren obsolete
- studier! imperative singular
- studiere! imperative singular
- studiert! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce studieren?
- /ʃtuˈdiːrən/
- [-ˈdiːʁən]
- [-ˈdiː.ɐn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to studieren
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is studieren in German?
studieren appears 17 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).