Polyglot Dictionary

sichtbar

/ˈzɪçtbaːɐ̯/

adjective B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. visible

    Built from Sicht (view, sight) + -bar.

    • Der Turm war von weitem sichtbar.

      The tower was visible from afar.

Similar words

optisch

Sichtbar is the general word for visible; optisch is more technical, relating to vision/optics specifically.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

visible

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

Portuguese

visível

visível is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "visible."

Practice

1 What does sichtbar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Turm war von weitem ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sichtbar?

See also

adjective

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