theoretisch
German, adjective/teoˈʁeːtɪʃ/
theoretisch is spelled T-H-E-O-R-E-T-I-S-C-H (11 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written German, the 4,979th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Theoretisch is a German adjective meaning “theoretical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “auf eine Theorie bezogen, in der Art und Weise einer Theorie”.
What does theoretisch mean in English?
adjective
- 1
theoretical
adverb
- 1
theoretically
rein theoretisch
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. auf eine Theorie bezogen, in der Art und Weise einer Theorie
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 theoretisch
- theoretischer masculine nominative singular
- theoretische feminine nominative singular
- theoretisches neuter nominative singular
- theoretischen genitive masculine singular
- theoretischem dative masculine singular
- der theoretische definite includes-article masculine
- die theoretische definite feminine includes-article
- das theoretische definite includes-article neuter
- die theoretischen definite includes-article nominative
- des theoretischen definite genitive includes-article
- der theoretischen definite feminine genitive
- dem theoretischen dative definite includes-article
- den theoretischen dative definite includes-article
- am theoretischsten superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce theoretisch?
- /teoˈʁeːtɪʃ/
- [teoˈʁeːtɪʃ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to theoretisch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is theoretisch in German?
theoretisch appears 15 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).