fraktur
Syllables: frak·tur/ˈfɹæktuːɹ/
fraktur noun: a style of black letter type, used especially in German-speaking countries from the 16th century until World War II.
Noun (1)
fraktur (countable and uncountable, plural frakturs)
- A style of black letter type, used especially in German-speaking countries from the 16th century until World War II.
- A Pennsylvania German document style, incorporating watercolor illustration and fraktur lettering.
Noun (2) capitalized: Fraktur
Fraktur (countable and uncountable, plural Frakturs)
- Alternative letter-case form of fraktur.
Forms of fraktur
| plural | frakturs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Fraktur |
| alternative form | fractur |
| plural | Frakturs |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Fractur |
Origin of fraktur
First appears c. 1886 as fractur, and c. 1904 as fraktur, from German Fraktur, from Latin frāctūra (“breaking”, noun), from frangere (“to break”), past participle fractus. Compare English fracture, fraction. Doublet of fracture.
Questions about fraktur
- What does fraktur mean?
- Fraktur means a style of black letter type, used especially in German-speaking countries from the 16th century until World War II.
- What part of speech is fraktur?
- Fraktur is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fraktur?
- Fraktur is pronounced /ˈfɹæktuːɹ/.
- What is the plural of fraktur?
- The plural of fraktur is frakturs.
Words near fraktur in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fraktur (page history and authors); Fraktur (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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