Lautmalerei
[ˌlaʊ̯tmaːləˈʁaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Lautmalerei” 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) - lautliche Gestaltung sprachlicher Ausdrücke in einer Weise, die den gemeinten Gegenstand oder Vorgang oder das gemeinte Lebewesen nachahmt
Corpus desk
Index DE-lautmalerei · Lautmalerei · German
Lautmalerei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Lautmalerei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌlaʊ̯tmaːləˈʁaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lautmalerei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lautmalerei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌlaʊ̯tmaːləˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "lautliche Gestaltung sprachlicher Ausdrücke in einer Weise, die den gemeinten Gegenstand oder Vorgang oder das gemeinte Lebewesen nachahmt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Lautmalerei in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Lautmalerei, spelled L-A-U-T-M-A-L-E-R-E-I.
Definition
- 1lautliche Gestaltung sprachlicher Ausdrücke in einer Weise, die den gemeinten Gegenstand oder Vorgang oder das gemeinte Lebewesen nachahmt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lautmalerei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lautmalerei kann auf verschiedene Weise verwendet werden; am bekanntesten sind lautmalerische Wörter wie „Wauwau“, „Kuckuck“, „Uhu“.
„Dieses Phänomen nennt man Lautsymbolik, Lautmalerei und im literarischen Kontext meist Onomatopöie.“
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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.