Ligatur
German, noun/lɪɡaˈtuːɐ̯/
Ligatur is spelled L-I-G-A-T-U-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 96,776th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ligatur is a German feminine noun meaning “ligature” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zwei Buchstaben, die eng beieinanderstehen und daher zusammen gedruckt werden”.
What does Ligatur mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineligature
- 2
femininetie
- 3
feminineligature
- 4
feminineligature
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zwei Buchstaben, die eng beieinanderstehen und daher zusammen gedruckt werden 2. Verbindung von Tönen gleicher Tonhöhe 3. Unterbindung eines Hohlorgans
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 Ligatur
- Ligaturen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ligatur?
- /lɪɡaˈtuːɐ̯/
- [liɡaˈtuːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ligatur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ligatur in German?
Ligatur appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).