Lachnummer

[ˈlaxˌnʊmɐ]

/[ˈlaxˌnʊmɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Lachnummer” is uncommon German (frequency #50,654 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,654
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sache, Person oder Verhalten, über die/das man nur lachen kann; etwas, das man nicht ernst nimmt und über das man sich lustig macht

Corpus desk

Index DE-lachnummer · Lachnummer · German

Lachnummer · rank #50,654 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,654
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH kühner

Nearest frequency peer: kühner (-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 „Lachnummer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lachnummer
PropertyValue
HeadwordLachnummer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaxˌnʊmɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,654
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lachnummer“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Lachnummerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kühner“ (#50,653), „Lagerplatz“ (#50,655), „Kühlergrill“ (#50,652). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lachnummer“ bei #50,654. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lachnummer is uncommon German at frequency #50,654 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaxˌnʊmɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sache, Person oder Verhalten, über die/das man nur lachen kann; etwas, das man nicht ernst nimmt und über das man sich lustig macht".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Lachnummer in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Lachnummer, spelled L-A-C-H-N-U-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sache, Person oder Verhalten, über die/das man nur lachen kann; etwas, das man nicht ernst nimmt und über das man sich lustig macht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Lachnummer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dein Auftritt war eine reine Lachnummer.
  2. „Und wie man sie vorführt, die Talkshowgäste, zur Lachnummer macht für hämische Zuschauer.“

This word in other languages

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 "Lachnummer"?
"Lachnummer" is spelled L-A-C-H-N-U-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaxˌnʊmɐ].
What does "Lachnummer" mean?
As a noun, "Lachnummer" means: Sache, Person oder Verhalten, über die/das man nur lachen kann; etwas, das man nicht ernst nimmt und über das man sich lustig macht
How do you pronounce "Lachnummer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lachnummer" is [ˈlaxˌnʊmɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lachnummer" come from?
"Lachnummer" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list