Lichtstrahlen
[ˈlɪçtˌʃtʁaːlən]
The verdict
“Lichtstrahlen” is uncommon German (frequency #71,588 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,588
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lichtstrahl
Corpus desk
Index DE-lichtstrahlen · Lichtstrahlen · German
Lichtstrahlen · rank #71,588 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,588
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,953
- PHOTO-FINISH leugnete
Nearest frequency peer: leugnete (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Lichtstrahlen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- lesenden
lesenden
28,416 corpus weight
- Lettisch
Lettisch
28,415 corpus weight
- leugnete
leugnete
28,414 corpus weight
- Lichtstrahl…
Lichtstrahlen
28,413 corpus weight
- Linoleum
Linoleum
28,412 corpus weight
- Lochs
Lochs
28,411 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Lichtstrahlen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lichtstrahlen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɪçtˌʃtʁaːlən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #71,588 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lichtstrahlen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Lichtstrahlen is uncommon German at frequency #71,588 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɪçtˌʃtʁaːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Lichtstrahlen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Lichtstrahlen, spelled L-I-C-H-T-S-T-R-A-H-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lichtstrahl
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Lichtstrahl
- 3Dativ Plural des Substantivs Lichtstrahl
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Lichtstrahl
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lichtstrahlen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.