Lautverschiebung
German, noun/ˈlaʊ̯tfərˌʃiːbʊŋ/
Lautverschiebung is spelled L-A-U-T-V-E-R-S-C-H-I-E-B-U-N-G (16 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 121,881st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lautverschiebung is a German feminine noun meaning “sound shift, a regular sound change, especially when it affects a series of sounds simultaneously or in quick succession” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Veränderung des Systems der Laute von einem Entwicklungsstadium einer Sprache zum nächsten”.
What does Lautverschiebung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesound shift, a regular sound change, especially when it affects a series of sounds simultaneously or in quick succession
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Veränderung des Systems der Laute von einem Entwicklungsstadium einer Sprache zum nächsten
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 Lautverschiebung
- Lautverschiebungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lautverschiebung?
- /ˈlaʊ̯tfərˌʃiːbʊŋ/
- /-fɛr-/
- [ˈlaʊ̯t.fɐˌʃiː.bʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Lautverschiebung in German?
Lautverschiebung 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).