Lähmungen

[ˈlɛːmʊŋən]

/[ˈlɛːmʊŋən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lähmungen” is uncommon German (frequency #65,477 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,477
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lähmung

Key facts for Lähmungen
PropertyValue
HeadwordLähmungen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlɛːmʊŋən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,477
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Lähmungen” 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). Lähmungen lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Lähmungen is uncommon German at frequency #65,477 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɛːmʊŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Lähmungen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Lähmungen, spelled L-Ä-H-M-U-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lähmung
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Lähmung
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Lähmung
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Lähmung

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 "Lähmungen"?
"Lähmungen" is spelled L-Ä-H-M-U-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛːmʊŋən].
What does "Lähmungen" mean?
As a noun, "Lähmungen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lähmung
How do you pronounce "Lähmungen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lähmungen" is [ˈlɛːmʊŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lähmungen" come from?
"Lähmungen" 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 “Lähmungen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is L-Ä-H-M-U-N-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlɛːmʊŋən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list