Ziffer
dieNoundigit; figure; number (character)
English translations
- 01
digit
- 02
number
- 03
figure
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein einzelnes Zeichen, das eine Zahl darstellt (0 bis 9).
- English meaning
- Digit
- Synonym
- Zahl, Nummer
- German example
- Die Telefonnummer besteht aus zehn Ziffern.
- English example
- The phone number consists of ten digits.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Ziffer
- Plural Form
- die Ziffern
Related words
- Zifferblatt
Clock face
- Ziffernblatt
Clock face
- entziffern
To decipher
- Dunkelziffer
Unreported cases, hidden figures
- beziffern
To quantify, to estimate
- beziffert
quantified, estimated, valued
- Randziffer
Marginal number
- Digitaluhr
A digital clock is a clock that displays the time numerically, usually in the form of illuminated digits.
- Assyriologe
Assyriologist
- Zahlzeichen
numeral
- Stellenwertsystem
Positional numeral system
- Dualsystem
binary system
- Vierunddreissig
Thirty-four
- Zahlendreher
A transposition is an error where the order of digits in a number is reversed.
- lesen
To read
- lesbar
Legible
- unleserlich
illegible
- unlesbar
Illegible
- Zahl
Number
- achtstellig
Eight-digit
- Schrift
Script, writing system
- Vorwahlnummer
A dialling code is a sequence of digits that must be dialed before the actual phone number to route a phone call to a specific region or country.
- Telefonvorwahl
area code
- Vorwahl
area code
- Zeiger
pointer, hand
- Nachkommastelle
A decimal place is a digit that comes after the decimal point in a number.
- Quersumme
Digit sum
- Savonette
Hunter-case pocket watch
- Neunundvierzig
Forty-nine is the number 49 expressed in digits.
- hexadezimal
Hexadecimal refers to a base-16 number system, using digits 0-9 and A-F.
- einstellig
Single-digit
- fistelig
Illegible, messy handwriting
- vierstellig
Four-digit
- siebenstellig
Seven-figure
- Nummer
Number
- Analoguhr
An analog clock is a clock that displays the time with hands on a dial.
- Unlesbarkeit
Illegibility
- Himmelsschrift
Illegible handwriting, resembling the trails left by airplanes in the sky.
- Schrifft
Writing
- Dezimalsystem
decimal system
- Paläographie
Paleography is the study of ancient writing.
- Generalbass
Basso continuo is a musical notation and performance practice where a bass line is provided with figures and symbols indicating the chords above it.
- Schnapszahl
repeating number (e.g. 11, 222, 3333)
- Hexadezimalsystem
Hexadecimal system
- Äquatorialsonnenuhr
Equatorial sundial
- Sechsunddreißig
Thirty-six
- Fünfunddreißig
Thirty-five
- Sauklaue
Chicken scratch is a derogatory term for illegible handwriting.
- dechiffrieren
Decipher
Example sentences with “Ziffer”
Die Zahl hat vier Ziffern. (The number has four digits.)
Frequently asked questions
Difference between 'Zahl' and 'Ziffer'?
'Zahl' is the number (value), 'Ziffer' is the digit (character).