lautmalerisches Wort
[ˌlaʊ̯tmaːlɐʁɪʃəs ˈvɔʁt]
The verdict
“lautmalerisches Wort” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wort, das den gemeinten Gegenstand durch lautliche Nachahmung bezeichnet
Corpus desk
Index DE-lautmalerisches-wort · lautmalerisches Wort · German
lautmalerisches Wort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | lautmalerisches Wort |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌlaʊ̯tmaːlɐʁɪʃəs ˈvɔʁt] |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „lautmalerisches Wort“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
lautmalerisches Wort is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌlaʊ̯tmaːlɐʁɪʃəs ˈvɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wort, das den gemeinten Gegenstand durch lautliche Nachahmung bezeichnet".
No generated misspelling entries exist for lautmalerisches Wort in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is lautmalerisches Wort, spelled L-A-U-T-M-A-L-E-R-I-S-C-H-E-S- -W-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1Wort, das den gemeinten Gegenstand durch lautliche Nachahmung bezeichnet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lautmalerisches Wort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Kuckuck“, „Uhu“ und „Zilp-Zalp“ sind Beispiele für lautmalerische Wörter.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.