Lactase
[lakˈtaːzə]
The verdict
“Lactase” 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) - Enzym, das Milchzucker oder Laktose abbaut
Corpus desk
Index DE-lactase · Lactase · German
Lactase · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Lactase |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [lakˈtaːzə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lactase“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lactase is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [lakˈtaːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Enzym, das Milchzucker oder Laktose abbaut".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Lactase, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Lactase, spelled L-A-C-T-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1Enzym, das Milchzucker oder Laktose abbaut
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.