Lausebengel
[ˈlaʊ̯səˌbɛŋl̩]
The verdict
“Lausebengel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - frecher und ungezogener, aber häufig auch pfiffiger Junge; häufig abwertend gemeint, seltener wohlwollend
Corpus desk
Index DE-lausebengel · Lausebengel · German
Lausebengel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Lausebengel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaʊ̯səˌbɛŋl̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lausebengel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lausebengel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaʊ̯səˌbɛŋl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "frecher und ungezogener, aber häufig auch pfiffiger Junge; häufig abwertend gemeint, seltener wohlwollend".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Lausebengel, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Lausebengel, spelled L-A-U-S-E-B-E-N-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1frecher und ungezogener, aber häufig auch pfiffiger Junge; häufig abwertend gemeint, seltener wohlwollend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lausebengel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Manchmal fällt es schwer, diesen Lausebengel zu lieben. Aber witzig sind seine Streiche, das muss man ihm lassen!“
So hat [der schriftstellernde Jurist Dr. Heinz] Grunow in Wolfenbüttel einmal beobachtet, wie ein Lausebengel mittels eines Angelhakens aus einem Garten Wäsche klaute.
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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.