Ligament
[liɡaˈmɛnt]
The verdict
“Ligament” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fibröser, wenig dehnbarer Bindegewebsstrang, der zur Verbindung und Fixierung beweglicher Teile des Knochensystems dient
Corpus desk
Index DE-ligament · Ligament · German
Ligament · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Ligament |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [liɡaˈmɛnt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ligament“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ligament is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [liɡaˈmɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fibröser, wenig dehnbarer Bindegewebsstrang, der zur Verbindung und Fixierung beweglicher Teile des Knochensystems dient".
Zero misspellings are on record for Ligament in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Ligament, spelled L-I-G-A-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1fibröser, wenig dehnbarer Bindegewebsstrang, der zur Verbindung und Fixierung beweglicher Teile des Knochensystems dient
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ligament appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Parodontale Ligament bezeichnet kleine Fasern, die den Zahn mit dem Knochen fest verbinden und Belastungen beim Kauen mit der grossen Kaukraft abfedern.
Das mediale patellofemorale Ligament (MPFL) ist der wichtigste und kräftigste Weichteilstabilisator der Patella.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.