Lateralengelaut
[lateˈʁaːlˌʔɛŋəlaʊ̯t]
The verdict
“Lateralengelaut” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Laut, bei dem die Luft seitlich an der Zunge entweicht
Corpus desk
Index DE-lateralengelaut · Lateralengelaut · German
Lateralengelaut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | Lateralengelaut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [lateˈʁaːlˌʔɛŋəlaʊ̯t] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lateralengelaut“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lateralengelaut is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [lateˈʁaːlˌʔɛŋəlaʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Laut, bei dem die Luft seitlich an der Zunge entweicht".
Lateralengelaut doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Lateralengelaut, spelled L-A-T-E-R-A-L-E-N-G-E-L-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1Laut, bei dem die Luft seitlich an der Zunge entweicht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lateralengelaut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Relativ gesehen ist der Lateralengelaut am häufigsten von Elisionen betroffen.“
„Der Lateralengelaut L nimmt eine Sonderstellung ein, da der Zungenrücken tiefer als bei den anderen Zahn-Zungen-Lauten liegt.“
Synonyms
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.