Lauscher

[ˈlaʊ̯ʃɐ]

/[ˈlaʊ̯ʃɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Lauscher” is uncommon German (frequency #74,816 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,816
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (männliche^☆) Person, die heimlich andere Personen belauscht

Corpus desk

Index DE-lauscher · Lauscher · German

Lauscher · rank #74,816 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,816
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lebensentwürfe

Nearest frequency peer: Lebensentwürfe (+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 „Lauscher“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lauscher
PropertyValue
HeadwordLauscher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaʊ̯ʃɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,816
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lauscher“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Lauscherfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lebensentwürfe“ (#74,817), „lapis“ (#74,814), „Lebensglück“ (#74,818). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lauscher“ bei #74,816. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lauscher is uncommon German at frequency #74,816 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaʊ̯ʃɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Lauscher in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. 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 carries no recorded etymology, 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 Lauscher, spelled L-A-U-S-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    (männliche^☆) Person, die heimlich andere Personen belauscht
  2. 2
    äußeres Ohr bei wilden Huftieren und beim Haarwild

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Den Lauscher hatte er nicht bemerkt, wohl gar nicht für möglich gehalten, daß ein solcher in der Nähe sein könnte.“
  2. „Große Lauscher setzen unsere Füchse oder alle Wüstentiere überhaupt in den Stand, auch das geringste Geräusch zu vernehmen.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Lauscher"?
"Lauscher" is spelled L-A-U-S-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaʊ̯ʃɐ].
What does "Lauscher" mean?
As a noun, "Lauscher" means: (männliche^☆) Person, die heimlich andere Personen belauscht
How do you pronounce "Lauscher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lauscher" is [ˈlaʊ̯ʃɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lauscher" come from?
"Lauscher" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list