Leichtmetall
[ˈlaɪ̯çtmeˌtal]
The verdict
“Leichtmetall” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Metall, dessen Dichte unter 5 g/cm³ liegt
Corpus desk
Index DE-leichtmetall · Leichtmetall · German
Leichtmetall · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Leichtmetall |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaɪ̯çtmeˌtal] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Leichtmetall“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Leichtmetall is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯çtmeˌtal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Metall, dessen Dichte unter 5 g/cm³ liegt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Leichtmetall in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Leichtmetall, spelled L-E-I-C-H-T-M-E-T-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1Metall, dessen Dichte unter 5 g/cm³ liegt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Leichtmetall appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Leichtmetall Calcium ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil der Knochen.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.