larceny
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The verdict
“larceny” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - rechtswidrige Wegnahme von persönlichem Eigentum eines anderen, meist ohne Anwendung von Gewalt: Diebstahl
Corpus desk
Index DE-larceny · larceny · German
larceny · 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 | larceny |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „larceny“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
larceny is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "rechtswidrige Wegnahme von persönlichem Eigentum eines anderen, meist ohne Anwendung von Gewalt: Diebstahl".
No misspelling variants are generated for larceny in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is larceny, spelled L-A-R-C-E-N-Y.
Definition
- 1rechtswidrige Wegnahme von persönlichem Eigentum eines anderen, meist ohne Anwendung von Gewalt: Diebstahl
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how larceny appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“… the property crime rate, including burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft, has fallen from about 3,618 cases per 100,000 in 2000 to about 2,110 in 2020.”
Synonyms
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.