Languste
[laŋˈɡʊstə]
The verdict
“Languste” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - scherenloser Krebs aus der Familie Palinuridae
Corpus desk
Index DE-languste · Languste · German
Languste · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Languste |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [laŋˈɡʊstə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Languste“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Languste is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [laŋˈɡʊstə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "scherenloser Krebs aus der Familie Palinuridae".
Languste has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Languste, spelled L-A-N-G-U-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1scherenloser Krebs aus der Familie Palinuridae
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Languste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Einige Langusten sind beliebte Speisekrebse.
„Auf dem Tisch stand eine Silberplatte mit zwei halben Langusten und eine Flasche Champagne nature in einem Kühler.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.