Lacrosse

Name: Lacrosse, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[laˈkʁɔs]

/[laˈkʁɔs]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Lacrosse” is an uncommon German word, ranked #73,724 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#73,724
frequency rank, German: 8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mannschaftssportart, bei der ein kleiner Ball mit einem Schläger (mit einem Netz am Ende) ins gegnerische Tor geschleudert werden soll

Key facts for Lacrosse
Property	Value
Headword	Lacrosse
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[laˈkʁɔs]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#73,724
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Lacrosse” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Lacrosse lands here:

#73,724

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Lacrosse is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [laˈkʁɔs]. Corpus data places it at rank #73,724 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
Mannschaftssportart, bei der ein kleiner Ball mit einem Schläger (mit einem Netz am Ende) ins gegnerische Tor geschleudert werden soll

This word in other languages

lacrosse(English)crosse(Français)

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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Using “Lacrosse”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is L-A-C-R-O-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [laˈkʁɔs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.