d
German, noun
d is spelled D (one letter) and appears 447 times per million words in written German, the 211th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). D is a German neuter noun meaning “alternative letter-case form of D” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, D is a different word: “D”.
What does d mean in English?
letter
- 1
neuterThe fourth letter of the German alphabet, called de and written in the Latin script.
noun
- 1
neuteralternative letter-case form of D
letter
- 1
neuterThe fourth letter of the German alphabet, called de and written in the Latin script.
noun
- 1
neuterD
noun
- 1
abbreviation of Dame (“queen”): Q
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. Minuskel des vierten Buchstabens des lateinischen Alphabets 2. Variable in der Algebra 3. Abkürzung für d-Moll
letter: 1. vierter Buchstabe des lateinischen Alphabets 2. Grundton in der Musik
abbreviation: 1. Formelzeichen für elektrische Flussdichte 2. Formelzeichen für Dosis 3. Formelzeichen für Dichte 4. Einheitssymbol für Debye
abbreviation: 1. für sämtliche Vor- und Familiennamen, die mit D anfangen. 2. selten gebräuchlich für Doktor
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 d
- D uppercase
- ds plural
- d lowercase
- Ds plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to d
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is d in German?
d appears 447 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).