Lagerfeuer

[ˈlaːɡɐˌfɔɪ̯ɐ]

/[ˈlaːɡɐˌfɔɪ̯ɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lagerfeuer” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,970. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,970
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - offenes Feuer, das im Freien entfacht und abgebrannt wird, oft an dem Platz, an dem man sich niedergelassen hat und lagert

Corpus desk

Index DE-lagerfeuer · Lagerfeuer · German

Lagerfeuer · rank #17,970 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,970
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Laptops

Nearest frequency peer: Laptops (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Lagerfeuer“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Lagerfeuer“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lagerfeuer
PropertyValue
HeadwordLagerfeuer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaːɡɐˌfɔɪ̯ɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#17,970
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Lagerfeuer“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Lagerfeuerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Laptops“ (#17,971), „Kundin“ (#17,968), „lebenslang“ (#17,972). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lagerfeuer“ bei #17,970. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Lagerfeuer (IPA [ˈlaːɡɐˌfɔɪ̯ɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,970 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "offenes Feuer, das im Freien entfacht und abgebrannt wird, oft an dem Platz, an dem man sich niedergelassen hat und lagert".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lagerfeuer, with forms such as "algerfeuer", "laegrfeuer", and "lagefreuer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Lagerfeuer, spelled L-A-G-E-R-F-E-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    offenes Feuer, das im Freien entfacht und abgebrannt wird, oft an dem Platz, an dem man sich niedergelassen hat und lagert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir machen heute Abend ein Lagerfeuer.
  2. Sie saßen am Lagerfeuer, erzählten Geschichten und sangen zur Gitarre.

Antonyms

FegefeuerHerdfeuerHöllenfeuerKaminfeuer

This word in other languages

campfire(English)fogón(Español)feu de camp(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • algerfeuer
  • laegrfeuer
  • lagefreuer
  • lagerefuer
  • lagerfeeur
  • lagerfeuerr
  • lagerfeure
  • lagerffeuer
  • lagerfueer
  • lagerrfeuer
  • laggerfeuer
  • lagrefeuer
  • lgaerfeuer
  • llagerfeuer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lagerfeuer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

algerfeuer2laegrfeuer2lagefreuer2lagerefuer2lagerfeeur2lagerfeuerr1lagerfeure2lagerffeuer1
Edit distance from "Lagerfeuer"

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 "Lagerfeuer"?
"Lagerfeuer" is spelled L-A-G-E-R-F-E-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaːɡɐˌfɔɪ̯ɐ].
What does "Lagerfeuer" mean?
As a noun, "Lagerfeuer" means: offenes Feuer, das im Freien entfacht und abgebrannt wird, oft an dem Platz, an dem man sich niedergelassen hat und lagert
What are common misspellings of "Lagerfeuer"?
Common misspellings include "algerfeuer", "laegrfeuer", "lagefreuer", "lagerefuer", "lagerfeeur". The correct spelling is "Lagerfeuer".
How do you pronounce "Lagerfeuer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lagerfeuer" is [ˈlaːɡɐˌfɔɪ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lagerfeuer" come from?
"Lagerfeuer" 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 "Lagerfeuer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lebenslang#17,972konsumiert#17,966komponiert#17,964Kommandeur#17,963

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Mazedonien14 variantsminimieren14 variantsNormalfall14 variantsgründeten14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list