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Bildunterschrift

German, noun/ˈbɪltʔʊntɐʃʁɪft/

Bildunterschrift is a German feminine noun meaning “caption of a picture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Text, der unterhalb einer Illustration steht, meist um diese näher zu erläutern”.

What does Bildunterschrift mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininecaption of a picture

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Text, der unterhalb einer Illustration steht, meist um diese näher zu erläutern

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 Bildunterschrift

  • Bildunterschriften plural
  • BU abbreviation

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Bildunterschrift?

  • /ˈbɪltʔʊntɐʃʁɪft/
  • [ˈbɪltʔʊntɐˌʃʁɪft]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Bildunterschrift in German?

Bildunterschrift appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).