Polyglot Dictionary

Buchstabe

/ˈbuːxˌʃtaːbə/

der noun A1

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 Buchstaben

Meaning

  1. letter (of the alphabet)

    Not to be confused with Brief (a letter you send).

    • Das Wort hat fünf Buchstaben.

      The word has five letters.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Practice

1 What does Buchstabe mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Wort hat fünf ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Buchstabe?

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