Lautschrift
German, noun[ˈlaʊ̯tʃʁɪft]
Lautschrift is a German feminine noun meaning “phonetic alphabet, phonetic transcription” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schrift zur Kennzeichnung der Aussprache eines Wortes”.
What does Lautschrift mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininephonetic alphabet, phonetic transcription
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schrift zur Kennzeichnung der Aussprache eines Wortes
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Lautschrift
- Lautschriften plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lautschrift?
- [ˈlaʊ̯tʃʁɪft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Lautschrift in German?
Lautschrift appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).