Lackmus
[ˈlakmʊs]
The verdict
“Lackmus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Indikator für den pH-Wert
Corpus desk
Index DE-lackmus · Lackmus · German
Lackmus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lackmus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlakmʊs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lackmus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lackmus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlakmʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Indikator für den pH-Wert".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Lackmus, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Lackmus, spelled L-A-C-K-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Indikator für den pH-Wert
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lackmus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lackmus ist im sauren Bereich rot und schlägt im alkalischen Bereich (ungefähr ab pH-Wert 8,3) zu Blau um.
„Lackmus ist ein aus bestimmten Flechtenarten gewonnener blauvioletter Farbstoff.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.