Korrektur

/kɔʁɛkˈtuːɐ̯/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Korrekturen

Meaning

  1. correction

    • Die Korrektur der Tests dauert lange.

      Marking the tests takes a long time.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Berichtigung

Korrektur is the everyday word for "correction"; Berichtigung is more formal or official, like correcting a public record.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

corrección

corrección is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "correction."

Portuguese

correção

correção is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "correction."

Practice

1 What does Korrektur mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ der Tests dauert lange.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Korrektur?

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