Polyglot Dictionary

Silbe

/ˈzɪlbə/

die noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Silben

Meaning

  1. syllable

    • Das Wort hat drei Silben.

      The word has three syllables.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

sílaba

sílaba is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "syllable."

Practice

1 What does Silbe mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Wort hat drei ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Silbe?

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