letter meaning in English
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| letter substantief {f} | letter [letters](a symbol in an alphabet) |
| letter- bijvoeglijk naamwoord | literal(consisting of, or expressed by, letters) |
| letterbak substantief {m} | typecasenoun |
| lettergreep substantief {f} | syllable [syllables](unit of speech) |
| letterkeer substantief | anagram [anagrams](word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) |
| letterkunde substantief | literary science(all kinds of scientific study pertinent to literature) |
| letterlijk bijvoeglijk naamwoord | literal(exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation) verbal(expressly spoken or written, as opposed to implied) |
| letterlijk bijwoord | literally(not metaphorically) verbatim(word for word) virtually(literally) |
| letterlijk herhalen substantief | regurgitate(to repeat verbatim) |
| letteromzetting substantief {f} | metathesis [metatheses](the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) |
| letterteken substantief {n} | letter [letters](a symbol in an alphabet) |
| lettertype substantief {n} | font [fonts](typesetting: a grouping of consistently-designed glyphs) typeface [typefaces](font family) |
| letterwoord substantief {n} | acronym [acronyms](word formed by initial letters) |
| letterzetten substantief {n} | typesetting(setting or composition) |
| letterzetter substantief {m} | typesetter [typesetters](person) typographer [typographers](kind of bark beetle) |
| achtlettergrepig bijvoeglijk naamwoord | octosyllabic(containing 8 syllables) |
| beginletter substantief | initial [initials](first letter of a word) |
| dode letter substantief | dead letter(law or other measure that is no longer enforced) |
| drielettergrepig bijvoeglijk naamwoord | trisyllabic(having three syllables) |
| eenlettergrepig bijvoeglijk naamwoord | monosyllabic(consisting of one syllable) |
| elflettergrepig bijvoeglijk naamwoord | hendecasyllabic(having eleven syllables) |
| gesloten lettergreep substantief {c} | closed syllable(Translations) |
| hoofdletter substantief {f} | capital letternoun |
| hoofdlettergevoelig bijvoeglijk naamwoord | case sensitive(distinguishing upper- and lower-case letters) |
| in drukletters schrijven werkwoord | print [printed, printing, prints](to write clearly) |
| in kleine letters bijvoeglijk naamwoord | lowercase(in lower case) |
| kleine letter substantief {f} | minuscule(lower-case letter) |
| kleine letters substantief {f-Pl} | lower case(lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) |
| kleine lettertjes substantief {n} | fine print(details printed in small type) |
| meerlettergrepig bijvoeglijk naamwoord | polysyllabic(having more than one syllable) |
| negenlettergrepig bijvoeglijk naamwoord | nonasyllabic(having nine syllables) |
| ongeletterd bijvoeglijk naamwoord | illiterate(unable to read and write) |
| ongeletterde substantief {m} | illiterate [illiterates](an illiterate person) |
| roepletters substantief | call sign(broadcasting) |
| sabelgekletter substantief {n} | sabre-rattling(display of military power as an implied threat) |
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