Polyglot Dictionary

Bekleidung

/bəˈklaɪ̯dʊŋ/

die noun B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. clothing

    • Die Bekleidung sollte wetterfest sein.

      Clothing should be weatherproof.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Kleidung

Kleidung is the everyday word for clothing; Bekleidung is more formal or technical, used in retail and industry contexts, like "Bekleidungsgeschäft."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

vestimenta

vestimenta is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "clothing."

Portuguese

vestuário

vestuário is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "clothing."

Practice

1 What does Bekleidung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ sollte wetterfest sein.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bekleidung?

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