Alpha
German, noun[ˈalfa]
Alpha is spelled A-L-P-H-A (5 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written German, the 6,912th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alpha is a German neuter noun meaning “alpha (Greek letter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “erstes Zeichen^([3]) des griechischen Alphabets”.
What does Alpha mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteralpha (Greek letter)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. erstes Zeichen^([3]) des griechischen Alphabets 2. Beginn/Anfang eines Sachverhaltes 3. das Erste und damit Vollkommenste (das Beste, das Höchste, das Größte) in seiner Art 4. Chiffre für den Urgrund allen Seins im Sinne einer natürlichen Theologie und letztlich eine Chiffre für Gott und Christus als den Anfang aller Dinge, die die apokalyptische Theologie aus dem hellenistischen Umfeld entnommen und christlich gedeutet hat.
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Alpha
- Alphas genitive
- Α symbol
- α symbol
- ά symbol
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Alpha?
- [ˈalfa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Alpha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Alpha in German?
Alpha appears 10 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).