larmoyant
[laʁmo̯aˈjant]
The verdict
“larmoyant” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weinerlich, rührselig, mit übertrieben viel Gefühl und Selbstmitleid
Corpus desk
Index DE-larmoyant · larmoyant · German
larmoyant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | larmoyant |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [laʁmo̯aˈjant] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „larmoyant“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
larmoyant is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [laʁmo̯aˈjant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weinerlich, rührselig, mit übertrieben viel Gefühl und Selbstmitleid".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for larmoyant, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is larmoyant, spelled L-A-R-M-O-Y-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1weinerlich, rührselig, mit übertrieben viel Gefühl und Selbstmitleid
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how larmoyant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Menschen der neuen Bundesländer sind durchaus nicht larmoyant, aber sie sind dünnhäutig.“
„Ein Mann der larmoyanten Abschiedszeremonien ist er nicht.“
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.