Polyglot Dictionary

Alphabet

/alfaˈbeːt/

das noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Alphabete

Meaning

  1. alphabet

    • Das deutsche Alphabet hat 26 Buchstaben.

      The German alphabet has 26 letters.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

abecedário

abecedário is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "alphabet."

Portuguese

alfabeto

alfabeto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "alphabet."

Practice

1 What does Alphabet mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das deutsche ___ hat 26 Buchstaben.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Alphabet?

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