Theorie
German, noun/te.oˈʁiː/
Theorie is spelled T-H-E-O-R-I-E (7 letters) and appears 41 times per million words in written German, the 2,063rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Theorie is a German feminine noun meaning “theory” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gedankenmodell zum Erklären von Erscheinungen oder zur Konstruktion neuer Welten”.
What does Theorie mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gedankenmodell zum Erklären von Erscheinungen oder zur Konstruktion neuer Welten 2. Gesamtheit eines gedanklich konstruierten Bildes, im Gegensatz zur Praxis
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 Theorie
- Theorien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Theorie?
- /te.oˈʁiː/
- [teoˈʁiː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Theorie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Theorie in German?
Theorie appears 41 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).