Leuchtstoff
German, noun/ˈlɔɪ̯çtˌʃtɔf/
Leuchtstoff is spelled L-E-U-C-H-T-S-T-O-F-F (11 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written German, the 214,094th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leuchtstoff is a German masculine noun meaning “phosphor (luminescent of fluorescent material)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein fluoreszierender Stoff oder ein fluoreszierendes Material, der/das durch Energieaufnahme…”.
What does Leuchtstoff mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinephosphor (luminescent of fluorescent material)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein fluoreszierender Stoff oder ein fluoreszierendes Material, der/das durch Energieaufnahme („Elektronenbeschuss“) zum Leuchten angeregt werden kann
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Leuchtstoff
- Leuchtstoffes genitive
- Leuchtstoffs genitive
- Leuchtstoffe plural
- Leuchtstoffen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leuchtstoff?
- /ˈlɔɪ̯çtˌʃtɔf/
- [ˈlɔɪ̯çtˌʃtɔf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Leuchtstoff
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Leuchtstoff in German?
Leuchtstoff appears about once in every 15 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).