Lehrstunde

[ˈleːɐ̯ˌʃtʊndə]

/[ˈleːɐ̯ˌʃtʊndə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lehrstunde” is uncommon German (frequency #56,310 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,310
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeitraum, in dem jemand belehrt/unterrichtet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-lehrstunde · Lehrstunde · German

Lehrstunde · rank #56,310 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,310
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lehrstellen

Nearest frequency peer: Lehrstellen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Lehrstunde“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Lehrstunde“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lehrstunde
PropertyValue
HeadwordLehrstunde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈleːɐ̯ˌʃtʊndə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,310
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lehrstunde“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Lehrstundefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lehrstellen“ (#56,309), „Lehrmittel“ (#56,308), „liebenswerten“ (#56,312). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lehrstunde“ bei #56,310. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lehrstunde is uncommon German at frequency #56,310 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈleːɐ̯ˌʃtʊndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeitraum, in dem jemand belehrt/unterrichtet wird".

No misspelling variants are generated for Lehrstunde in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Lehrstunde, spelled L-E-H-R-S-T-U-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeitraum, in dem jemand belehrt/unterrichtet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Lehrstunde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Sie gingen nach oben, wo Dr. Katz es sich nicht nehmen ließ, eine Lehrstunde in forensischer Anatomie zu geben.“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lehrstunde"?
"Lehrstunde" is spelled L-E-H-R-S-T-U-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːɐ̯ˌʃtʊndə].
What does "Lehrstunde" mean?
As a noun, "Lehrstunde" means: Zeitraum, in dem jemand belehrt/unterrichtet wird
How do you pronounce "Lehrstunde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lehrstunde" is [ˈleːɐ̯ˌʃtʊndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lehrstunde" come from?
"Lehrstunde" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lehrstunde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lehrmittel#56,308Kreistages#56,284kognitiver#56,278Meningitis#56,342

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list