Polyglot Dictionary

Wortlaut

/ˈvɔʁtlaʊt/

der 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

Meaning

  1. wording, exact words

    Built from Wort (word) + Laut (sound).

    • Der genaue Wortlaut des Vertrags muss geprüft werden.

      The exact wording of the contract must be checked.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Wort word
  • Laut sound

Practice

1 What does Wortlaut mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der genaue ___ des Vertrags muss geprüft werden.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Wortlaut?

nouncompound

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