lametta

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The verdict

“lametta” is uncommon German (frequency #71,562 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,562
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine kleine Klinge

Corpus desk

Index DE-lametta · lametta · German

lametta · rank #71,562 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,562
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lagerbestände

Nearest frequency peer: Lagerbestände (-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 „lametta“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lametta
PropertyValue
Headwordlametta
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,562
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „lametta“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lagerbestände“ (#71,561), „Landesamts“ (#71,563), „lace“ (#71,560). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lametta“ bei #71,562. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lametta is uncommon German at frequency #71,562 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

lametta doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is lametta, spelled L-A-M-E-T-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine kleine Klinge
  2. 2
    Rasierklinge

Synonyms

lametta da barba

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 "lametta"?
"lametta" is spelled L-A-M-E-T-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "lametta" mean?
As a noun, "lametta" means: eine kleine Klinge
How do you pronounce "lametta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lametta" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lametta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kurkuma#71,550looping#71,593knackte#71,523Klinken#71,520

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list