Lava
German, noun/ˈlaːva/
Lava is spelled L-A-V-A (4 letters) and appears 2.4 times per million words in written German, the 21,211th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lava is a German feminine noun meaning “lava” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eruptiertes Magma und das beim Erkalten daraus entstehende Gestein”.
What does Lava mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelava
- 2
femininesynonym of Magma
- 3
femininean area (in a game of tag etc.) where the players are not allowed to go (and lose if they do)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eruptiertes Magma und das beim Erkalten daraus entstehende Gestein
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 Lava
- Laven plural rare
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lava?
- /ˈlaːva/
- [ˈlaːva]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Lava
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Lava in German?
Lava appears 2.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).