Lambda
German, noun/ˈlamda/
Lambda is spelled L-A-M-B-D-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 56,036th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lambda is a German neuter noun meaning “lambda (Greek letter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “elfter Buchstabe des griechischen Alphabets”.
What does Lambda mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterlambda (Greek letter)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. elfter Buchstabe des griechischen Alphabets
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 Lambda
- Lambdas genitive
- Lamda variant
- Labda variant
- Lanta variant
- Λ symbol uppercase
- λ symbol lowercase
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lambda?
- /ˈlamda/
- [ˈlamda]
- [ˈlampda]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Lambda
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Lambda in German?
Lambda 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).