Lichtern
[ˈlɪçtɐn]
The verdict
“Lichtern” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #37,055 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #37,055
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Licht
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lichtern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɪçtɐn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #37,055 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lichtern” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Lichtern is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlɪçtɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,055 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Licht".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lichtern, with forms such as "ilchtern", "lcihtern", and "licchtern". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Litern", "Löchern", "Lichtes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Lichtern, spelled L-I-C-H-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Dativ Plural des Substantivs Licht
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ilchtern,lcihtern,licchtern,lichetrn,lichhtern,lichtenr,lichternn,lichterrn,lichtren,lichttern,licthern,lihctern,llichtern
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lichtern - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Lichtern”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-I-C-H-T-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlɪçtɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Litern” - see the side-by-side comparison. Lichtern vs Litern
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.