laminar
[lamiˈnaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“laminar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gleichmäßig, wirbelfrei schichtweise gleitend, fließend
Corpus desk
Index DE-laminar · laminar · German
laminar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | laminar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [lamiˈnaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „laminar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
laminar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [lamiˈnaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gleichmäßig, wirbelfrei schichtweise gleitend, fließend".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for laminar, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is laminar, spelled L-A-M-I-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1gleichmäßig, wirbelfrei schichtweise gleitend, fließend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how laminar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Strömung sei laminar.
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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.