Lemur
[leˈmuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Lemur” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primat aus der Unterordnung der Feuchtnasenaffen, der ausschließlich auf Madagaskar heimisch ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-lemur · Lemur · German
Lemur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Lemur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [leˈmuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lemur“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lemur is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [leˈmuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Lemur has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Lemur, spelled L-E-M-U-R.
Definition
- 1Primat aus der Unterordnung der Feuchtnasenaffen, der ausschließlich auf Madagaskar heimisch ist
- 2Geist einer verstorbenen Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lemur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lemuren sind vom Aussterben bedroht.
„Die neuere Systematik teilt die Primaten in vier Unterordnungen: Lemuroidea oder Lemuren, Galagoidea oder Buschbabys und Loris, Tarsioidea oder Gespenstmakis und Simiae oder Affen.“
Synonyms
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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.