Laterne

[laˈtɛʁnə]

/[laˈtɛʁnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Laterne” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,681. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,681
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einem Schutz gegen Wind und Regen versehene Lichtquelle

Corpus desk

Index DE-laterne · Laterne · German

Laterne · rank #15,681 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,681
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH kürzen

Nearest frequency peer: kürzen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Laterne“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Laterne“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Laterne vs lerne
57% similar
Laterne vs Litern
71% similar
Laterne vs lauern
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Laterne
PropertyValue
HeadwordLaterne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[laˈtɛʁnə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,681
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Laterne“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Laterneliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kürzen“ (#15,680), „Lebenserwartung“ (#15,682), „Kreisstadt“ (#15,679). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Laterne“ bei #15,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Laterne (IPA [laˈtɛʁnə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,681 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Laterne, with forms such as "alterne", "laetrne", and "latenre". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "lerne", "Litern", "lauern", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Laterne, spelled L-A-T-E-R-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit einem Schutz gegen Wind und Regen versehene Lichtquelle
  2. 2
    Türmchen mit vielen Fenstern als Abschluss einer Kuppel, Überdachung des Opaions
  3. 3
    weißes Abzeichen am Kopf eines Pferdes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Am Martinsumzug nehmen die Kinder mit selbstgebastelten Laternen teil.
  2. Heute Abend ist Laterne gehen, kommst du auch mit deiner Tochter?

Synonyms

KuppelaufsatzStirnblesse

Antonyms

BlumeFlämmchenFlockeStern

This word in other languages

lantern(English)farol(Español)lanterne(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alterne
  • laetrne
  • latenre
  • lateren
  • laternne
  • laterrne
  • latrene
  • latterne
  • llaterne
  • ltaerne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Laterne - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

alterne2laetrne2latenre2lateren2laternne1laterrne1latrene2latterne1
Edit distance from "Laterne"

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 "Laterne"?
"Laterne" is spelled L-A-T-E-R-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [laˈtɛʁnə].
What does "Laterne" mean?
As a noun, "Laterne" means: mit einem Schutz gegen Wind und Regen versehene Lichtquelle
What words are commonly confused with "Laterne"?
"Laterne" is commonly confused with "lerne", "Litern", "lauern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Laterne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Laterne" is [laˈtɛʁnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Laterne" come from?
"Laterne" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list