lärmen

[ˈlɛʁmən]

/[ˈlɛʁmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“lärmen” is uncommon German (frequency #95,925 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,925
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - laute, störende Geräusche verursachen

Corpus desk

Index DE-larmen · lärmen · German

lärmen · rank #95,925 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,925
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH luxemburgisch

Nearest frequency peer: luxemburgisch (-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 „lärmen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lärmen
PropertyValue
Headwordlärmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈlɛʁmən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#95,925
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „lärmen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).lärmenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „luxemburgisch“ (#95,924), „löschten“ (#95,926), „Luschen“ (#95,923). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lärmen“ bei #95,925. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lärmen is uncommon German at frequency #95,925 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈlɛʁmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "laute, störende Geräusche verursachen".

lärmen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is lärmen, spelled L-Ä-R-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    laute, störende Geräusche verursachen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how lärmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Auto lärmt, weil der Auspuff kaputt ist.

Antonyms

still

This word in other languages

brawl(English)hacer ruido(Español)chahuter(Français)

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 "lärmen"?
"lärmen" is spelled L-Ä-R-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛʁmən].
What does "lärmen" mean?
As a verb, "lärmen" means: laute, störende Geräusche verursachen
How do you pronounce "lärmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lärmen" is [ˈlɛʁmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lärmen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

managt#95,934Matjes#95,947Kultes#95,851knüpfe#95,820

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list