Lichtgriffel
[ˈlɪçtˌɡʁɪfl̩]
The verdict
“Lichtgriffel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eingabegerät in Form eines Stiftes, das mittels des Lichts vom Monitor angetrieben wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-lichtgriffel · Lichtgriffel · German
Lichtgriffel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Lichtgriffel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɪçtˌɡʁɪfl̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lichtgriffel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lichtgriffel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɪçtˌɡʁɪfl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eingabegerät in Form eines Stiftes, das mittels des Lichts vom Monitor angetrieben wird".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Lichtgriffel, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Lichtgriffel, spelled L-I-C-H-T-G-R-I-F-F-E-L.
Definition
- 1Eingabegerät in Form eines Stiftes, das mittels des Lichts vom Monitor angetrieben wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lichtgriffel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lichtgriffel nennt man auch Light-Pen oder Lichtstift.
Auf Erweiterungen für den Commodore 64 und den VC 20 hat sich beispielsweise Cardeo spezialisiert. Das Angebot reicht von Expansionboards über Druckerinterfaces bis zu Lichtgriffel.
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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.