mehrdeutig

/ˈmeːɐ̯dɔɪ̯tɪç/

adjective C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. ambiguous

    • Der Satz ist mehrdeutig.

      The sentence is ambiguous.

Similar words

doppelt

Mehrdeutig is ambiguous, having multiple possible meanings; doppelt is double/twice — they overlap specifically in "eine doppelte Bedeutung" (a double meaning), one type of ambiguity.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

ambiguo

ambiguo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "ambiguous."

Portuguese

ambíguo

ambíguo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "ambiguous."

Practice

1 What does mehrdeutig mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Satz ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mehrdeutig?

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