Läuterung

[ˈlɔɪ̯təʁʊŋ]

/[ˈlɔɪ̯təʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Läuterung” is uncommon German (frequency #84,272 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,272
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Erläutern

Corpus desk

Index DE-lauterung · Läuterung · German

Läuterung · rank #84,272 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,272
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Länderebene

Nearest frequency peer: Länderebene (-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 „Läuterung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Läuterung
PropertyValue
HeadwordLäuterung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlɔɪ̯təʁʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#84,272
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Läuterung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Länderebene“ (#84,271), „maarten“ (#84,274), „lutherisch“ (#84,269). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Läuterung“ bei #84,272. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Läuterung is uncommon German at frequency #84,272 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɔɪ̯təʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Läuterung, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Läuterung, spelled L-Ä-U-T-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Erläutern
  2. 2
    Rechtswesen, veraltet: das Anrufen einer höheren Instanz, damit ein Urteil erläutert oder verbessert werden kann
  3. 3
    das Reinigen, Klären
  4. 4
    die Selbstbefreiung von Lastern und Charakterschwächen
  5. 5
    Verfahren, um Blasen aus dem Glas zu entfernen
  6. 6
    Vorgang, bei dem Metalle von anderen Substanzen (wie Verunreinigungen) getrennt werden
  7. 7
    Förderung von gut wachsenden und vitalen Bäumen in einer Forstkultur, indem andere Bäume entfernt werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es ist fraglich, ob der Sachverhalt nach dieser Läuterung schon allgemein verständlich ist.
  2. Bevor dieses dreckige Wasser nicht eine Läuterung durchlaufen hat, ist es völlig unbrauchbar.

Synonyms

KatharsisDickungspflege

This word in other languages

catharsis(English)catarsis(Español)catharsis(Français)catarse(Português)

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 "Läuterung"?
"Läuterung" is spelled L-Ä-U-T-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɔɪ̯təʁʊŋ].
What does "Läuterung" mean?
As a noun, "Läuterung" means: das Erläutern
How do you pronounce "Läuterung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Läuterung" is [ˈlɔɪ̯təʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Läuterung" come from?
"Läuterung" 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 "Läuterung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list