lichterloh

[ˈlɪçtɐˈloː]

/[ˈlɪçtɐˈloː]/ adj

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The verdict

“lichterloh” is uncommon German (frequency #67,459 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,459
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unter Ausbildung von hellen und hohen Flammen brennend

Corpus desk

Index DE-lichterloh · lichterloh · German

lichterloh · rank #67,459 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,459
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lhasa

Nearest frequency peer: Lhasa (-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 „lichterloh“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lichterloh
PropertyValue
Headwordlichterloh
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlɪçtɐˈloː]
Letters10
Frequency rank#67,459
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „lichterloh“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lhasa“ (#67,458), „Linkskurve“ (#67,460), „Liquor“ (#67,461). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lichterloh“ bei #67,459. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lichterloh is uncommon German at frequency #67,459 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlɪçtɐˈloː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unter Ausbildung von hellen und hohen Flammen brennend".

lichterloh has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is lichterloh, spelled L-I-C-H-T-E-R-L-O-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    unter Ausbildung von hellen und hohen Flammen brennend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Feuer brennt lichterloh.
  2. Der Dachstuhl des Hauses stand bereits lichterloh in Flammen, als die Feuerwehr eintraf.

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 "lichterloh"?
"lichterloh" is spelled L-I-C-H-T-E-R-L-O-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɪçtɐˈloː].
What does "lichterloh" mean?
As an adjective, "lichterloh" means: unter Ausbildung von hellen und hohen Flammen brennend
How do you pronounce "lichterloh"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lichterloh" is [ˈlɪçtɐˈloː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lichterloh" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Linkskurve#67,460Lässigkeit#67,472Lehrkörper#67,445Lebensbaum#67,441

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list