Lautsprache
German, noun/ˈlaʊ̯tˌʃpʁaːxə/
Lautsprache is a German feminine noun meaning “vocal language (i.e. as opposed to a sign language)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “natürliche Sprache unter dem speziellen Gesichtspunkt, dass sie sich im Gegensatz zur Gebärdensprache eines…”.
What does Lautsprache mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevocal language (i.e. as opposed to a sign language)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. natürliche Sprache unter dem speziellen Gesichtspunkt, dass sie sich im Gegensatz zur Gebärdensprache eines Lautsystems bedient
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 Lautsprache
- Lautsprachen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lautsprache?
- /ˈlaʊ̯tˌʃpʁaːxə/
- [ˈlaʊ̯tˌʃpʁaːxə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Lautsprache in German?
Lautsprache appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).