Button
German, noun/ˈbatn̩/
Button is spelled B-U-T-T-O-N (6 letters) and appears 7.2 times per million words in written German, the 9,162nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Button is a German masculine noun meaning “button” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit Text und/oder Bild versehene Plakette, die mit einer Sicherheitsnadel an der Kleidung befestigt werden…”.
What does Button mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebutton
- 2
masculinebadge, button (badge worn on clothes)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mit Text und/oder Bild versehene Plakette, die mit einer Sicherheitsnadel an der Kleidung befestigt werden kann 2. Schaltfläche, die bei Berührung an einen anderen Ort weiterleitet
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 Button
- Buttons genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Button?
- /ˈbatn̩/
- [ˈbatn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Button
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Button in German?
Button appears 7.2 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).