Letter
German, noun/ˈlɛtɐ/
Letter is spelled L-E-T-T-E-R (6 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,531st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Letter is a German feminine noun meaning “letter (character)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Buchstabe”.
What does Letter mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineletter (character)
- 2
femininetype
der Buchdruck mit beweglichen Lettern
- 3
femininelarge or decorated letter as used for book covers, headlines, signs, and inscriptions
An der Tür prangte in goldenen Lettern sein Name.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Buchstabe 2. Schriftzeichen in der Form eines Druckbuchstabens 3. Drucktype, die beim Setzen eines Textes verwendet wird
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 Letter
- Lettern plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Letter?
- /ˈlɛtɐ/
- [ˈlɛtɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Letter
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Letter in German?
Letter appears 1.5 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).