anlaut

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/ˈan.laʊt/

noun

The first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position).

OriginGerman Anlaut →
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Meanings

nounanlaut (plural anlauts)

plural anlauts

  1. human sciencesThe first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position).

    in anlaut

    at the beginning of a word or syllable

Origin

  1. GermanAnlaut
  2. Englishanlaut

Borrowed from German Anlaut, from an- (“on, at the beginning”) + Laut (“sound”).

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Translations

Danish indlyd
  • indlydfirst sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position) — see also onset
Finnish alkuäänne
  • alkuäännefirst sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position) — see also onset
German Anlaut
  • Anlautfirst sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position) — see also onset
Persian آغازه
  • آغازه (âġâze)first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position) — see also onset
Polish nagłos
  • nagłosfirst sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position) — see also onset
Russian нача́льный звук, инициа́ль
  • нача́льный звук (načálʹnyj zvuk)first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position) — see also onset
  • инициа́ль (iniciálʹ)first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position) — see also onset
Swedish uddljud, begynnelseljud
  • uddljudfirst sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position) — see also onset
  • begynnelseljudfirst sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position) — see also onset
  • framljudfirst sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position) — see also onset
  • anljudfirst sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position) — see also onset

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with anlaut

aboutoutwithoutthroughoutroutedoubtscoutshoutdroughtbouttoutstoutspoutgoutcloutgroutsproutdevoutroutpoutrerouteloutumlautstrout
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Anagrams

LantaualauntLutana
Cite this entry
APA

anlaut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anlaut

MLA

“anlaut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anlaut. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anlaut,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anlaut.

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