Vocabulary
das
Wort
/vɔʁt/· noun· Pl. die Wörter
word
In class, in the app and whenever you ask about German: „Was heißt das Wort?“ Single words are die Wörter; die Worte (also a plural) means what someone says, like kind words or a speech.
CEFR A1Frequency ●●●●●
Your memory
New
Learning
Familiar
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Mastered
Forms
- Singular
- das Wort
- Plural
- die Wörter
- Genitiv
- des Wortes
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Wort
word (a single word)
Was heißt das Wort auf Englisch?
What does the word mean in English?
Word family
Wortdas Wörterbuchdictionarydie Antwortanswerantwortento answerdas Passwortpasswordder Wortschatzvocabulary
Common combinations
- ein neues Worta new word
- Wort für Wortword for word
- mit anderen Wortenin other words
- sein Wort haltento keep one's word
Common learner mistakes
- der Wortdas WortWort is neuter: das Wort, ein Wort.
- zwei Worte (two single words)zwei WörterSingle words, in a list or a dictionary, are Wörter. Worte is for what people say: kind words, a speech.
Real examples
- Was heißt das Wort?What does this word mean?
- „Danke“ ist ein Wort.„Danke“ is one word.
- „Guten Morgen“ – das sind zwei Wörter.„Guten Morgen“ – that's two words.
- Wie schreibt man das Wort?How do you spell the word?
