orthography in German
orthography in German is Orthographie, Orthografie, Rechtschreibkunde — orthography means the system of writing a language with letters and symbols, including how words are spelled.
orthography in German
Orthographie
(countable) A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling.
Orthografie
(countable) A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling.
Rechtschreibkunde
(uncountable) The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words; the study of spelling.
Rechtschreibung
(uncountable) The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words; the study of spelling.
Rechtschreibung
(uncountable) Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.
Orthografie
(uncountable) Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.
Orthographie
(uncountable) Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.
Rechtschreibung
(countable, more broadly) A set of conventions for writing a language, including norms of spelling, capitalization, emphasis, hyphenation, punctuation, and word breaks.
Schreibweise
(countable, more broadly) A set of conventions for writing a language, including norms of spelling, capitalization, emphasis, hyphenation, punctuation, and word breaks.
What does "orthography" mean?
- noun The system of writing a language with letters and symbols, including how words are spelled.
- noun The agreed rules for writing a language, covering things like spelling, capital letters, punctuation and how words are broken up.
- noun The branch of language study that looks at letters and how they are arranged to spell words.
- noun Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.
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What is "orthography" in German?
"orthography" in German is Orthographie, Orthografie, Rechtschreibkunde. orthography means: The system of writing a language with letters and symbols, including how words are spelled.
Are there other ways to say "orthography" in German?
Yes — German has 5 translations listed for "orthography": Orthographie, Orthografie, Rechtschreibkunde, Rechtschreibung, Schreibweise.
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