Farbenlehre
German, noun/ˈfaʁbn̩ˌleːʁə/
Farbenlehre is spelled F-A-R-B-E-N-L-E-H-R-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 75,468th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Farbenlehre is a German feminine noun meaning “color theory, theory of colors” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Farbenlehre mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecolor theory, theory of colors
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Farbenlehre
- Farbenlehren plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Farbenlehre?
- /ˈfaʁbn̩ˌleːʁə/
- /ˈfaʁbm̩̩ˌleːʁə/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Farbenlehre in German?
Farbenlehre appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).