laikal
[laiˈkaːl]
The verdict
“laikal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Christen betreffend, der nicht zum Klerus gehört
Corpus desk
Index DE-laikal · laikal · German
laikal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | laikal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [laiˈkaːl] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „laikal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
laikal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [laiˈkaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "den Christen betreffend, der nicht zum Klerus gehört".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for laikal, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is laikal, spelled L-A-I-K-A-L.
Definition
- 1den Christen betreffend, der nicht zum Klerus gehört
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how laikal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Traditionell bilden Ordensleute zusammen mit anderen Religiosen wie Eremiten und gottgeweihten Jungfrauen einen eigenen geistlichen Stand, der weder klerikalen noch laikalen Charakter besitzt“
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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.