Lexem
[lɛˈkseːm]
The verdict
“Lexem” 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) - Grundform, Stichwort im Lexikon; Einheit der (Langue)
Corpus desk
Index DE-lexem · Lexem · German
Lexem · 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 | Lexem |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [lɛˈkseːm] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lexem“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lexem is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [lɛˈkseːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Lexem, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Lexem, spelled L-E-X-E-M.
Definition
- 1Grundform, Stichwort im Lexikon; Einheit der (Langue)
- 2freies oder gebundenes Morphem mit lexikalischer Bedeutung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lexem appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Wort" als Stichwort im Lexikon ist ein Lexem, das für die Wortformen "Wort", "Wortes", "Worte", "Wörter" und "Wörtern" steht.
„Kohyponyme sind Lexeme, die sich gleichrangig auf das gleiche Hyperonym beziehen.“
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.