lapidar
[ˌlapiˈdaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“lapidar” is an uncommon German word, ranked #53,033 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #53,033
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kurz und knapp, mit wenigen Worten auskommend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lapidar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌlapiˈdaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #53,033 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lapidar” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for lapidar is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌlapiˈdaːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #53,033 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "kurz und knapp, mit wenigen Worten auskommend".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for lapidar, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is lapidar, spelled L-A-P-I-D-A-R.
Definition
- 1kurz und knapp, mit wenigen Worten auskommend
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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 “lapidar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-A-P-I-D-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌlapiˈdaːɐ̯] (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.