This is the 10426th most frequent German word.
q
The letter "Q" in German is the same as in English; it represents the seventeenth letter of the alphabet and is typically used in conjunction with "u" (e.g., "Qual").
Here, 'Q' is used to discuss its role and characteristics in the German alphabet.
Im deutschen Alphabet ist der Buchstabe Q immer von einem U begleitet.
In the German alphabet, the letter Q is always followed by a U.
In this sentence, 'Quiz' uses 'Q' as the starting letter of a borrowed English word widely adopted in German.
Das Quiz begann pünktlich um 17:00 Uhr und war sehr unterhaltsam.
The quiz started on time at 5:00 PM and was very entertaining.
Here, 'Q' appears at the beginning of proper names (Quentin) and terms derived from Latin (quantum), demonstrating its phonetic and lexical utility in the language.