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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Buchstabe”, which translates to “letter (of the alphabet)”. A colossal carved wooden capital A fills the frame; Pip — small round-faced child, huge mop of curly dark hair, denim dungarees — clings to its crossbar, legs dangling, mouth open in a delighted shriek.

Buchstabe is part of German nouns A1–B1 and Goethe A1 vocabulary.

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derBuchstabe, -n

letter (of the alphabet)

/ˈbuːxˌʃtaːbə/

Examples — Buchstabe in a sentence

Wie viele Buchstaben hat das Wort?

How many letters does the word have?

Der Buchstabe 'A' ist der erste Buchstabe.

The letter 'A' is the first letter.

How to remember it

BOOCH-shtah-beh: Imagine a magical 'BOOK-STAFF' that glows and produces individual letters.

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