Hieroglyphenschrift
German, noun/hi̯eʁoˈɡlyːfn̩ˌʃʁɪft/
Hieroglyphenschrift is a German feminine noun meaning “hieroglyphic writing system” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schrift, bestehend aus Hieroglyphen, das heißt überwiegend aus Zeichen in Form von schematischen Bildern”.
What does Hieroglyphenschrift mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehieroglyphic 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, bestehend aus Hieroglyphen, das heißt überwiegend aus Zeichen in Form von schematischen Bildern
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 Hieroglyphenschrift
- Hieroglyphenschriften plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hieroglyphenschrift?
- /hi̯eʁoˈɡlyːfn̩ˌʃʁɪft/
- [hi̯eʁoˈɡlyːfn̩ˌʃʁɪft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hieroglyphenschrift in German?
Hieroglyphenschrift appears about once in every 23 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).