Polyglot Dictionary

Tabellenkalkulation

/ˌtabɛlənkalkulaˈtsi̯oːn/

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

Forms

plural
die Tabellenkalkulationen

Meaning

  1. spreadsheet

    Built from Tabellen (tables, plural of Tabelle) + Kalkulation (calculation).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Tabellen tables (plural of Tabelle)
  • Kalkulation calculation

Usage notes

The generic office-software term for a spreadsheet document (an Excel or LibreOffice Calc file), not just any "Tabelle" (table) -- the "Kalkulation" part signals it's built for calculations and formulas.

Practice

1 What does Tabellenkalkulation mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich trage alle Ausgaben in eine ___ ein.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Tabellenkalkulation?

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