Vocabulary
das
Alphabet
/alfaˈbeːt/· noun· Pl. die Alphabete
alphabet
In class, and every time you spell your name: German uses the same 26 letters as English plus Ä, Ö, Ü and ß — but many letters have different names.
CEFR A1Frequency ●●●●●
Your memory
New
Learning
Familiar
Strong
Mastered
Forms
- Singular
- das Alphabet
- Plural
- die Alphabete
- Genitiv
- des Alphabets
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Alphabet
the alphabet (the letters from A to Z)
A, B, C, D — das ist das Alphabet.
A, B, C, D — that's the alphabet.
Word family
Alphabetalphabetischalphabeticalder Alphabetisierungskursliteracy course (a German course that also teaches reading and writing)der Analphabet, die Analphabetinperson who cannot read or write
Common combinations
- das deutsche Alphabetthe German alphabet
- das Alphabet lernento learn the alphabet
- nach dem Alphabetin alphabetical order
Common learner mistakes
- AlfabetAlphabetGerman keeps the Greek ph — spoken [f]: Alphabet.
- ALphabet (stress at the start)AlphaBET [alfaˈbeːt]The stress is on the last syllable, with a long e.
Real examples
- Das ist das Alphabet: A, B, C, D.This is the alphabet: A, B, C, D.
- Ich lerne das Alphabet.I'm learning the alphabet.
- Noch einmal das Alphabet, bitte!The alphabet once more, please!
