Anfangsbuchstabe
German, noun/ˈanfaŋsˌbuːxʃtaːbə/
Anfangsbuchstabe is a German masculine noun meaning “initial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “erster Buchstabe eines Wortes, Textabschnitts oder Textes”.
What does Anfangsbuchstabe mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineinitial
- 2
masculinemonogram
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. erster Buchstabe eines Wortes, Textabschnitts oder Textes
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 Anfangsbuchstabe
- Anfangsbuchstabens genitive
- Anfangsbuchstaben genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Anfangsbuchstabe?
- /ˈanfaŋsˌbuːxʃtaːbə/
- [ˈanfaŋsˌbuːxʃtaːbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Anfangsbuchstabe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Anfangsbuchstabe in German?
Anfangsbuchstabe appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).