Silbenschrift
German, noun/ˈzɪlbn̩ˌʃʁɪft/
Silbenschrift is spelled S-I-L-B-E-N-S-C-H-R-I-F-T (13 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 205,761st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Silbenschrift is a German feminine noun meaning “syllabary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schrift, bei der die einzelnen Zeichen (Schriftzeichen) für Silben stehen”.
What does Silbenschrift mean in English?
noun
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Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schrift, bei der die einzelnen Zeichen (Schriftzeichen) für Silben stehen
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 Silbenschrift
- Silbenschriften plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Silbenschrift?
- /ˈzɪlbn̩ˌʃʁɪft/
- [ˈzɪlbn̩ˌʃʁɪft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Silbenschrift
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Silbenschrift in German?
Silbenschrift appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).