Läuterung
[ˈlɔɪ̯təʁʊŋ]
The verdict
“Läuterung” is an uncommon German word, ranked #84,272 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #84,272
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Erläutern
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Läuterung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɔɪ̯təʁʊŋ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #84,272 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Läuterung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Läuterung is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlɔɪ̯təʁʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #84,272 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1das Erläutern
- 2Rechtswesen, veraltet: das Anrufen einer höheren Instanz, damit ein Urteil erläutert oder verbessert werden kann
- 3das Reinigen, Klären
- 4die Selbstbefreiung von Lastern und Charakterschwächen
- 5Verfahren, um Blasen aus dem Glas zu entfernen
- 6Vorgang, bei dem Metalle von anderen Substanzen (wie Verunreinigungen) getrennt werden
- 7Förderung von gut wachsenden und vitalen Bäumen in einer Forstkultur, indem andere Bäume entfernt werden
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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.
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Using “Läuterung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-Ä-U-T-E-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlɔɪ̯təʁʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.