László

[ˈlaːsloː]

/[ˈlaːsloː]/ name

The verdict

“László” is uncommon German (frequency #86,764 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,764
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ungarischer männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-laszlo · László · German

László · rank #86,764 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,764
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH längster

Nearest frequency peer: längster (+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 „László“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for László
PropertyValue
HeadwordLászló
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈlaːsloː]
Letters6
Frequency rank#86,764
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „László“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Lászlófällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „längster“ (#86,765), „Luxusproblem“ (#86,762), „Lärmbelastung“ (#86,766). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „László“ bei #86,764. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

László is uncommon German at frequency #86,764 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈlaːsloː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ungarischer männlicher Vorname".

No generated misspelling entries exist for László in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is László, spelled L-Á-S-Z-L-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    ungarischer männlicher Vorname

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 "László"?
"László" is spelled L-Á-S-Z-L-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaːsloː].
What does "László" mean?
As a proper noun, "László" means: ungarischer männlicher Vorname
How do you pronounce "László"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "László" is [ˈlaːsloː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "László" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list