Laterne
German, noun/laˈtɛʁnə/
Laterne is spelled L-A-T-E-R-N-E (7 letters) and appears 3.6 times per million words in written German, the 15,594th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Laterne is a German feminine noun meaning “lampion, paper lantern” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit einem Schutz gegen Wind und Regen versehene Lichtquelle”.
What does Laterne mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelampion, paper lantern
- 2
femininesynonym of Straßenlaterne
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mit einem Schutz gegen Wind und Regen versehene Lichtquelle 2. Türmchen mit vielen Fenstern als Abschluss einer Kuppel, Überdachung des Opaions 3. weißes Abzeichen am Kopf eines Pferdes
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Laterne
- Laternen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Laterne?
- /laˈtɛʁnə/
- [laˈtɛʁnə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Laterne
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Laterne in German?
Laterne appears 3.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).