Lärchen

[ˈlɛʁçn̩]

/[ˈlɛʁçn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lärchen” is uncommon German (frequency #83,039 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,039
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lärche

Corpus desk

Index DE-larchen · Lärchen · German

Lärchen · rank #83,039 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,039
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lyoner

Nearest frequency peer: Lyoner (-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 „Lärchen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lärchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordLärchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlɛʁçn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#83,039
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lärchen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Lärchenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lyoner“ (#83,038), „Lukes“ (#83,037), „machtvoll“ (#83,041). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lärchen“ bei #83,039. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lärchen is uncommon German at frequency #83,039 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɛʁçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Lärchen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 Lärchen, spelled L-Ä-R-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lärche
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Lärche
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Lärche
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Lärche

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 "Lärchen"?
"Lärchen" is spelled L-Ä-R-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛʁçn̩].
What does "Lärchen" mean?
As a noun, "Lärchen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lärche
How do you pronounce "Lärchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lärchen" is [ˈlɛʁçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lärchen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

listete#83,031liberté#83,025lastete#83,016Metalls#83,062

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list