Lackmus
German, noun/ˈlak.mʊs/
Lackmus is spelled L-A-C-K-M-U-S (7 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written German, the 225,828th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lackmus is a German masculine noun meaning “litmus (dyestuff)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Indikator für den pH-Wert”.
What does Lackmus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineneuterlitmus (dyestuff)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Indikator für den pH-Wert
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Lackmus?
- /ˈlak.mʊs/
- /ˈlakˌmuːs/
- [ˈlakmʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Lackmus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Lackmus in German?
Lackmus appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).