Leseratte
[ˈleːzəˌʁatə]
The verdict
“Leseratte” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die sehr gern und viel liest
Corpus desk
Index DE-leseratte · Leseratte · German
Leseratte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Leseratte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈleːzəˌʁatə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Leseratte“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Leseratte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈleːzəˌʁatə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die sehr gern und viel liest".
Zero misspellings are on record for Leseratte in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Leseratte, spelled L-E-S-E-R-A-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Person, die sehr gern und viel liest
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Leseratte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie ist erst in der dritten Klasse und schon eine richtige Leseratte.
„Erst da spaltete sich die Versammlung; in Färinger, die gerne sangen, und in Isländer, die als ausgesprochene Leseratten viel lieber den Text vom Blatt ablasen und sich völlig über dem kopierten Liederbuch vergaßen.“
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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.