Polyglot Dictionary

Empfehlungsschreiben

/ɛmpˈfeːlʊŋsʃʁaɪbn/

das 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

Forms

plural
die Empfehlungsschreiben

Meaning

  1. letter of recommendation

    Built from Empfehlung (recommendation) + Schreiben (letter, writing).

    • Ihr ehemaliger Chef hat ihr ein starkes Empfehlungsschreiben verfasst.

      Her former boss wrote her a strong letter of recommendation.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Empfehlung recommendation
  • Schreiben letter, writing

Practice

1 What does Empfehlungsschreiben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ihr ehemaliger Chef hat ihr ein starkes ___ verfasst.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Empfehlungsschreiben?

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