Laserstrahl

[ˈlɛɪ̯zɐˌʃtʁaːl]

/[ˈlɛɪ̯zɐˌʃtʁaːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Laserstrahl” is uncommon German (frequency #77,012 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,012
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lichtstrahl, der von einem Laser ausgesendet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-laserstrahl · Laserstrahl · German

Laserstrahl · rank #77,012 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,012
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Langzeitstudie

Nearest frequency peer: Langzeitstudie (-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 „Laserstrahl“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Laserstrahl
PropertyValue
HeadwordLaserstrahl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlɛɪ̯zɐˌʃtʁaːl]
Letters11
Frequency rank#77,012
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Laserstrahl“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Langzeitstudie“ (#77,011), „Laugen“ (#77,013), „Langzeitfolgen“ (#77,010). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Laserstrahl“ bei #77,012. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Laserstrahl is uncommon German at frequency #77,012 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɛɪ̯zɐˌʃtʁaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lichtstrahl, der von einem Laser ausgesendet wird".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Laserstrahl in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Laserstrahl, spelled L-A-S-E-R-S-T-R-A-H-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lichtstrahl, der von einem Laser ausgesendet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mit Laserstrahlen kann man sehr genau Entfernungen messen.
  2. „Das Compact Laser Weapon System (CLWS) schießt die Fluggeräte einfach mit einem gezielten Laserstrahl ab.“

This word in other languages

laser beam(English)rayon laser(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 "Laserstrahl"?
"Laserstrahl" is spelled L-A-S-E-R-S-T-R-A-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛɪ̯zɐˌʃtʁaːl].
What does "Laserstrahl" mean?
As a noun, "Laserstrahl" means: Lichtstrahl, der von einem Laser ausgesendet wird
How do you pronounce "Laserstrahl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Laserstrahl" is [ˈlɛɪ̯zɐˌʃtʁaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Laserstrahl" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list