German noun, masculine · CEFR B1

der Wissenschaftler

Meaning in English: scientist(s)

Rank 1,912 of 5,000noun · derLevel B1
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Example

Die Wissenschaftler haben eine neue Tierart entdeckt.

The scientists have discovered a new species.

Der, die or das?

Wissenschaftler is masculine: der Wissenschaftler. That fits the pattern — nouns ending in -er are der in 126 of 160 cases in the list. How to tell the gender from the ending.

How common is Wissenschaftler?

Wissenschaftler is number 1,912 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 48 times per million words — about once every 21,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 70% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.

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  1. 1,908Erkenntnissefindings, insights
  2. 1,909holento fetch, to get
  3. 1,910der Datenschutzdata protection, privacy
  4. 1,911klickento click
  5. 1,912der Wissenschaftlerscientist(s)
  6. 1,913aufgebautbuilt up, set up
  7. 1,914redento talk, to speak
  8. 1,915evangelischenProtestant, Evangelical
  9. 1,916drohtthreatens, looms

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