Lichtbogen

[ˈlɪçtˌboːɡn̩]

/[ˈlɪçtˌboːɡn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lichtbogen” is uncommon German (frequency #91,891 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,891
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leuchtende elektrische Entladung zwischen zwei Elektroden

Corpus desk

Index DE-lichtbogen · Lichtbogen · German

Lichtbogen · rank #91,891 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,891
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Leverkusens

Nearest frequency peer: Leverkusens (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Lichtbogen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Lichtbogen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lichtbogen
PropertyValue
HeadwordLichtbogen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlɪçtˌboːɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#91,891
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lichtbogen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Lichtbogenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Leverkusens“ (#91,890), „Liederabend“ (#91,892), „leur“ (#91,889). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lichtbogen“ bei #91,891. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lichtbogen is uncommon German at frequency #91,891 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɪçtˌboːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "leuchtende elektrische Entladung zwischen zwei Elektroden".

Lichtbogen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Lichtbogen, spelled L-I-C-H-T-B-O-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    leuchtende elektrische Entladung zwischen zwei Elektroden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Luft ist ein Isolator, bei sehr hohen Spannungen kann jedoch ein Lichtbogen überschlagen und Strom fließen.

This word in other languages

arc(English)arc électrique(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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lichtbogen"?
"Lichtbogen" is spelled L-I-C-H-T-B-O-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɪçtˌboːɡn̩].
What does "Lichtbogen" mean?
As a noun, "Lichtbogen" means: leuchtende elektrische Entladung zwischen zwei Elektroden
How do you pronounce "Lichtbogen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lichtbogen" is [ˈlɪçtˌboːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lichtbogen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

loszulegen#91,903machtvolle#91,914Magnificat#91,916Messfehler#91,944

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list