lächelten

[ˈlɛçl̩tn̩]

/[ˈlɛçl̩tn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“lächelten” is uncommon German (frequency #98,777 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,777
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lächeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-lachelten · lächelten · German

lächelten · rank #98,777 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,777
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Luxusgut

Nearest frequency peer: Luxusgut (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „lächelten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „lächelten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lächelten
PropertyValue
Headwordlächelten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈlɛçl̩tn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#98,777
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „lächelten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).lächeltenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Luxusgut“ (#98,776), „länderübergreifenden“ (#98,778), „Lupinen“ (#98,775). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lächelten“ bei #98,777. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lächelten is uncommon German at frequency #98,777 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈlɛçl̩tn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for lächelten in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is lächelten, spelled L-Ä-C-H-E-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lächeln
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lächeln
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lächeln
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lächeln

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lächelten"?
"lächelten" is spelled L-Ä-C-H-E-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛçl̩tn̩].
What does "lächelten" mean?
As a verb, "lächelten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs lächeln
How do you pronounce "lächelten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lächelten" is [ˈlɛçl̩tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lächelten" come from?
"lächelten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lächelten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lupenrein#98,774Lichtmess#98,754Lichtlein#98,753Lausbuben#98,743

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list