Lahnstein
[ˈlaːnˌʃtaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Lahnstein” is uncommon German (frequency #53,851 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,851
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Geografie: eine Stadt am Mittelrhein, die einige Kilometer südlich von Koblenz an der Mündung der Lahn liegt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lahnstein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaːnˌʃtaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #53,851 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lahnstein” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Lahnstein is uncommon German at frequency #53,851 among 30,953 “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
- 1Geografie: eine Stadt am Mittelrhein, die einige Kilometer südlich von Koblenz an der Mündung der Lahn liegt
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.
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Using “Lahnstein”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-A-H-N-S-T-E-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlaːnˌʃtaɪ̯n] (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.