Buchstabendreher

German

Etymology

Buchstabe +‎ -n- +‎ drehen +‎ -er, literally “letter swap”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbuːxˌʃtaːbn̩ˌdʁeːɐ/
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Noun

Examples

Buchstabendreher m (strong, genitive Buchstabendrehers, plural Buchstabendreher)

  1. A typographical error where two consecutive letters are flipped.

Declension

Declension of Buchstabendreher [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Buchstabendreher die Buchstabendreher
genitive eines des Buchstabendrehers der Buchstabendreher
dative einem dem Buchstabendreher den Buchstabendrehern
accusative einen den Buchstabendreher die Buchstabendreher

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