Tilde
German, noun/ˈtɪldə/
Tilde is spelled T-I-L-D-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 116,815th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tilde is a German feminine noun meaning “tilde” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein wellenförmiges diakritisches Zeichen; es signalisiert meist Palatalisierung oder Nasalierung”.
What does Tilde mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetilde
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein wellenförmiges diakritisches Zeichen; es signalisiert meist Palatalisierung oder Nasalierung 2. ein wellenförmiges Wortzeichen, das die Wiederholung eines Wortes oder eines Wortteiles angibt
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 Tilde
- Tilden plural
- ̃ symbol
- ̰ symbol
- ̴ symbol
- ~ symbol
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tilde?
- /ˈtɪldə/
- [ˈtɪldə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Tilde
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Tilde in German?
Tilde appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).