Leertaste
German, noun/ˈleːɐ̯ˌtastə/
Leertaste is spelled L-E-E-R-T-A-S-T-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 81,387th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leertaste is a German feminine noun meaning “space bar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Taste auf Tastaturen von Schreibmaschinen, Computern oder Ähnlichem, deren Betätigung dafür sorgt, dass ein…”.
What does Leertaste mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininespace bar
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Taste auf Tastaturen von Schreibmaschinen, Computern oder Ähnlichem, deren Betätigung dafür sorgt, dass ein Zwischenraum zwischen Zeichen entsteht
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 Leertaste
- Leertasten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leertaste?
- /ˈleːɐ̯ˌtastə/
- [ˈleːɐ̯ˌtastə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Leertaste in German?
Leertaste appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).