Wissenschaftler
German, noun/ˈvɪsn̩ʃaftlɐ/
Wissenschaftler is spelled W-I-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T-L-E-R (15 letters) and appears 27 times per million words in written German, the 3,035th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wissenschaftler is a German masculine noun meaning “scientist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Person mit wissenschaftlicher Ausbildung, die sich mit Wissenschaft beschäftigt”.
What does Wissenschaftler mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinescientist
- 2
masculinescholar, researcher, academic (male or of unspecified gender)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Person mit wissenschaftlicher Ausbildung, die sich mit Wissenschaft beschäftigt
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 Wissenschaftler
- Wissenschaftlers genitive
- Wissenschaftlerin feminine
- Wissenschaftlern dative definite plural
- Wissenschafter variant
- Wi. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wissenschaftler?
- /ˈvɪsn̩ʃaftlɐ/
- /ˈvɪsənʃaftlɐ/
- [ˈvɪsn̩ˌʃaftlɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Wissenschaftler
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Wissenschaftler in German?
Wissenschaftler appears 27 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).