gutenberg

1. 1.

   German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468)

   SynonymsJohann GutenbergJohannes Gutenberg

   Broaderprinter

Other forms of gutenberg

plural

gutenbergs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about gutenberg

What does gutenberg mean?

gutenberg means "German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468)".

How many syllables are in gutenberg?

gutenberg has 3 syllables: gu-ten-berg. The stress falls on "gu". In IPA it is /ˈɡutənbɚɡ/.

What is another word for gutenberg?

Close synonyms include Johann Gutenberg, Johannes Gutenberg. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gutenberg a common word?

gutenberg is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.