Lichtstärke
[ˈlɪçtˌʃtɛʁkə]
The verdict
“Lichtstärke” is uncommon German (frequency #63,522 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,522
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Verhältnis der größten wirksamen Blendenöffnung zur Brennweite eines Objektivs
Corpus desk
Index DE-lichtstarke · Lichtstärke · German
Lichtstärke · rank #63,522 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,522
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH Lichtblicke
Nearest frequency peer: Lichtblicke (-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 „Lichtstärke“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- libertären
libertären
36,482 corpus weight
- Libyer
Libyer
36,481 corpus weight
- Lichtblicke
Lichtblicke
36,480 corpus weight
- Lichtstärke
Lichtstärke
36,479 corpus weight
- Liebschaften
Liebschaften
36,478 corpus weight
- linguistisc…
linguistischen
36,477 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Lichtstärke“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lichtstärke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɪçtˌʃtɛʁkə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #63,522 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lichtstärke“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lichtstärke is uncommon German at frequency #63,522 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɪçtˌʃtɛʁkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Lichtstärke, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Lichtstärke, spelled L-I-C-H-T-S-T-Ä-R-K-E.
Definition
- 1das Verhältnis der größten wirksamen Blendenöffnung zur Brennweite eines Objektivs
- 2die Strahlungsleistung einer Lichtquelle pro Raumwinkel, gewichtet mit der spektralen Empfindlichkeit des Auges
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Lichtstärke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zwar brachte das Rocky-Mountains-Teleskop den Mond näher heran, aber die Erdatmosphäre schwächte die Lichtstärke derart, daß Barbicane mit Hilfe einer Lorgnette Einzelheiten wahrnehmen konnte, die den Astronomen dort unten verborgen blieben.“
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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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).