Lacrosse

[laˈkʁɔs]

/[laˈkʁɔs]/ noun

The verdict

“Lacrosse” is uncommon German (frequency #73,724 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,724
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mannschaftssportart, bei der ein kleiner Ball mit einem Schläger (mit einem Netz am Ende) ins gegnerische Tor geschleudert werden soll

Corpus desk

Index DE-lacrosse · Lacrosse · German

Lacrosse · rank #73,724 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,724
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH kühlem

Nearest frequency peer: kühlem (-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 „Lacrosse“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lacrosse
PropertyValue
HeadwordLacrosse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[laˈkʁɔs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,724
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lacrosse“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kühlem“ (#73,723), „Körperwärme“ (#73,722), „Landschaftsgärtner“ (#73,726). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lacrosse“ bei #73,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lacrosse is uncommon German at frequency #73,724 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [laˈkʁɔs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mannschaftssportart, bei der ein kleiner Ball mit einem Schläger (mit einem Netz am Ende) ins gegnerische Tor geschleudert werden soll".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Lacrosse in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Lacrosse, spelled L-A-C-R-O-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mannschaftssportart, bei der ein kleiner Ball mit einem Schläger (mit einem Netz am Ende) ins gegnerische Tor geschleudert werden soll

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Es gibt nur ein einziges Spiel auf der Welt, das ein Land in einem feierlichen Parlamentsakt zum Nationalsport erhob. Das Spiel heißt Lacrosse, und das Land, in dem dies geschah, ist Kanada.“

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 "Lacrosse"?
"Lacrosse" is spelled L-A-C-R-O-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [laˈkʁɔs].
What does "Lacrosse" mean?
As a noun, "Lacrosse" means: Mannschaftssportart, bei der ein kleiner Ball mit einem Schläger (mit einem Netz am Ende) ins gegnerische Tor geschleudert werden soll
How do you pronounce "Lacrosse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lacrosse" is [laˈkʁɔs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lacrosse" come from?
"Lacrosse" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list