Der Buchstabe "T" im Deutschen In Standard German
"T" is the twentieth letter of the German alphabet and represents a consonant sound. It is a core native letter and is very common in both vocabulary and grammar.
Uppercase Form | T |
|---|---|
Lowercase Form | t |
Name | te |
Common Sounds | /t/ |
Pronouncing "T"
The letter "t" is always pronounced as /t/, similar to the English sound in words like "top" or "table". Unlike consonants such as "b", "d", or "g", the letter "t" does not change its pronunciation depending on position, because it is already voiceless.
The sound /t/ remains stable at the beginning, middle, and end of words.
Tag → /taːk/
day
Auto → /ˈaʊto/
car
Wort → /vɔʁt/
word
"T" in Consonant Clusters
A consonant cluster is a group of two or more consonants pronounced together with no vowel in between (for example: tr, str, and tz).
Traum → /tʁaʊ̯m/
dream
Straße → /ˈʃtʁaːsə/
street
Satz→ /zats/
sentence
"T" in Loanwords
In loanwords, the letter combination "th" has different pronunciations depending on the word's origin and phonetic environment.
Athlet → /atˈleːt/
athlete
Thread → /θrɛd/
thread
Smoothie → /ˈsmuːði/
Smoothie
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