Lahnstein

[ˈlaːnˌʃtaɪ̯n]

/[ˈlaːnˌʃtaɪ̯n]/ name

The verdict

“Lahnstein” is uncommon German (frequency #53,851 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,851
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geografie: eine Stadt am Mittelrhein, die einige Kilometer südlich von Koblenz an der Mündung der Lahn liegt

Corpus desk

Index DE-lahnstein · Lahnstein · German

Lahnstein · rank #53,851 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,851
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ladengeschäft

Nearest frequency peer: Ladengeschäft (-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 „Lahnstein“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lahnstein
PropertyValue
HeadwordLahnstein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈlaːnˌʃtaɪ̯n]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,851
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lahnstein“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Lahnsteinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ladengeschäft“ (#53,850), „laboratory“ (#53,849), „Lampertheim“ (#53,853). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lahnstein“ bei #53,851. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lahnstein is uncommon German at frequency #53,851 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈlaːnˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Geografie: eine Stadt am Mittelrhein, die einige Kilometer südlich von Koblenz an der Mündung der Lahn liegt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Lahnstein in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Lahnstein, spelled L-A-H-N-S-T-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Geografie: eine Stadt am Mittelrhein, die einige Kilometer südlich von Koblenz an der Mündung der Lahn liegt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Lahnstein liegt auf der rechten Rheinseite.

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 "Lahnstein"?
"Lahnstein" is spelled L-A-H-N-S-T-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaːnˌʃtaɪ̯n].
What does "Lahnstein" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lahnstein" means: Geografie: eine Stadt am Mittelrhein, die einige Kilometer südlich von Koblenz an der Mündung der Lahn liegt
How do you pronounce "Lahnstein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lahnstein" is [ˈlaːnˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lahnstein" come from?
"Lahnstein" 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 "Lahnstein", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list