Lastesel
[ˈlastˌʔeːzl̩]
The verdict
“Lastesel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hausesel, der vorwiegend für den Transport von schweren Lasten eingesetzt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-lastesel · Lastesel · German
Lastesel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Lastesel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlastˌʔeːzl̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lastesel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lastesel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlastˌʔeːzl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Lastesel, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Lastesel, spelled L-A-S-T-E-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1Hausesel, der vorwiegend für den Transport von schweren Lasten eingesetzt wird
- 2Person, der schwere Lasten aufgebürdet werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lastesel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lastesel werden in Europa immer seltener.
Am unteren Bildrand rechts ist ein Mann zu erkennen, der seinen Lastesel tränkt und selbst vornübergebeugt mit hochgekrempelten Hosenbeinen in den Fluss gestiegen ist, um dort ein Fass zu säubern.
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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.