Polyglot Dictionary

Erläuterung

/ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯təʁʊŋ/

die noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Erläuterungen

Meaning

  1. explanation

    • Die Erläuterung der Regeln war kurz.

      The explanation of the rules was brief.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Erklärung

Erläuterung is a more detailed, elaborating explanation or clarification, often written or academic; Erklärung is a general explanation.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

explicación

explicación is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "explanation."

Portuguese

explicação

explicação is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "explanation."

Practice

1 What does Erläuterung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ der Regeln war kurz.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Erläuterung?

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