Vocabulary
die
Lesbarkeit
/ˈleːsbaːɐ̯kaɪ̯t/· noun· Pl. —
readability; legibility
How easily a text can be read and understood — the editor's first concern. Lesbarkeit can also mean legibility: of handwriting or a font.
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- Singular
- die Lesbarkeit
- Plural
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- Genitiv
- der Lesbarkeit
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Lesbarkeit
readability (of a text)
Kurze Absätze erhöhen die Lesbarkeit.
Short paragraphs improve readability.
Word family
Lesbarkeitlesbarreadable; legibleunlesbarunreadable; illegibleder Lesbarkeitsindexreadability index
Common combinations
- die Lesbarkeit verbessernto improve readability
- auf Kosten der Lesbarkeitat the expense of readability
- der Lesbarkeit halberfor the sake of readability
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
die Verständlichkeit
Real examples
- Der Lesbarkeit halber machen wir aus dem Satz zwei.For readability's sake we'll turn the sentence into two.
- Viele Fachbegriffe gehen auf Kosten der Lesbarkeit.Lots of technical terms come at the expense of readability.
- Die Redaktion testet die Lesbarkeit neuer Schriften am Bildschirm.The editorial team tests the legibility of new fonts on screen.
