Lektorin

[lɛkˈtoːʁɪn]

/[lɛkˈtoːʁɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lektorin” is uncommon German (frequency #53,866 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,866
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dozentin, die für die Vermittlung bestimmter Fertigkeiten zuständig ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-lektorin · Lektorin · German

Lektorin · rank #53,866 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,866
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 30,953
  • PHOTO-FINISH leiseste

Nearest frequency peer: leiseste (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Lektorin”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Lektorin” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Lektorin
PropertyValue
HeadwordLektorin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lɛkˈtoːʁɪn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,866
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Lektorin” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Lektorin lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lektorin is uncommon German at frequency #53,866 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [lɛkˈtoːʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Lektorin has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Lektorin, spelled L-E-K-T-O-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dozentin, die für die Vermittlung bestimmter Fertigkeiten zuständig ist
  2. 2
    weibliche Person, die eingereichte Manuskripte überprüft und gegebenenfalls mit den Autoren zusammen überarbeitet
  3. 3
    Vortragende der Lesungen im Gottesdienst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Für den Unterricht in Altschwedisch war eine deutsche Lektorin zuständig.
  2. „Am Tag vor unserer Veranstaltung treffe ich Monika Held das erste Mal, sie ist mit ihrer Lektorin angereist, und ich liebe beide vom ersten Augenblick an.“

This word in other languages

lector(English)lectrice(Français)

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lektorin"?
"Lektorin" is spelled L-E-K-T-O-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [lɛkˈtoːʁɪn].
What does "Lektorin" mean?
As a noun, "Lektorin" means: Dozentin, die für die Vermittlung bestimmter Fertigkeiten zuständig ist
How do you pronounce "Lektorin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lektorin" is [lɛkˈtoːʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lektorin" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

leiseste#53,865Läsionen#53,882Kärntens#53,846managing#53,890
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list