wissenschaftlich
Meaning in English: scientific, academic
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Das ist wissenschaftlich noch nicht bewiesen.
That hasn't been scientifically proven yet.
Forms of wissenschaftlich in the top 5,000
These forms of wissenschaftlich are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:
Er schreibt gerade an seiner wissenschaftlichen Arbeit.
He is currently writing his academic thesis.
Sie schreibt gerade ihre erste wissenschaftliche Arbeit.
She is currently writing her first academic paper.
How common is wissenschaftlich?
wissenschaftlich is number 4,287 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 19 times per million words — about once every 52,000 words. Its most frequent form is wissenschaftlichen (#1,687).
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 77% of the words in an ordinary German text. B2 means an upper-intermediate word, common in news and work.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 4,283kirchlichenchurch (adj.), ecclesiastical
- 4,284die Meisterschaftchampionship
- 4,285sicherersafer, more certain
- 4,286auswählento select, to choose
- 4,287wissenschaftlichscientific, academic
- 4,288engagiertencommitted, dedicated
- 4,289Bewertungenreviews, ratings
- 4,290profitiertbenefits, profits
- 4,291Geflüchtetenrefugees
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#4,287
- The most common German adjectives#763
- German B2 vocabulary#1,014
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.