Läsion

[lɛˈzi̯oːn]

/[lɛˈzi̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Läsion” is uncommon German (frequency #93,246 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,246
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schädigung oder Verletzung des Körpers

Corpus desk

Index DE-lasion · Läsion · German

Läsion · rank #93,246 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,246
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Längengrad

Nearest frequency peer: Längengrad (-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 „Läsion“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Läsion
PropertyValue
HeadwordLäsion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lɛˈzi̯oːn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#93,246
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Läsion“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Läsionfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Längengrad“ (#93,245), „Lüderitz“ (#93,248), „Luftverkehrs“ (#93,242). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Läsion“ bei #93,246. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Läsion is uncommon German at frequency #93,246 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [lɛˈzi̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schädigung oder Verletzung des Körpers".

Läsion has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Läsion, spelled L-Ä-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schädigung oder Verletzung des Körpers

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Eine Läsion bewirkt eine Beeinträchtigung des Wohlbefindens.

Synonyms

BlessurVerletzung

This word in other languages

lesion(English)lesión(Español)lésion(Français)lesão(Português)

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 "Läsion"?
"Läsion" is spelled L-Ä-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [lɛˈzi̯oːn].
What does "Läsion" mean?
As a noun, "Läsion" means: Schädigung oder Verletzung des Körpers
How do you pronounce "Läsion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Läsion" is [lɛˈzi̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Läsion" come from?
"Läsion" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Lombok#93,236Lisbon#93,234Lindow#93,233Limbus#93,232

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list