Bilderschrift
German, noun/ˈbɪldɐˌʃʁɪft/
Bilderschrift is spelled B-I-L-D-E-R-S-C-H-R-I-F-T (13 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written German, the 309,493rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bilderschrift is a German feminine noun meaning “pictographic writing system” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schrift, in der Schriftzeichen keine abstrakten Zeichen, sondern stilisierte Bilder sind”.
What does Bilderschrift mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepictographic writing system
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schrift, in der Schriftzeichen keine abstrakten Zeichen, sondern stilisierte Bilder sind
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 Bilderschrift
- Bilderschriften plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bilderschrift?
- /ˈbɪldɐˌʃʁɪft/
- [ˈbɪldɐˌʃʁɪft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Bilderschrift in German?
Bilderschrift appears about once in every 28 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).