Ligatur
[liɡaˈtuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Ligatur” is uncommon German (frequency #97,320 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,320
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zwei Buchstaben, die eng beieinanderstehen und daher zusammen gedruckt werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-ligatur · Ligatur · German
Ligatur · rank #97,320 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,320
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH Ligaspiele
Nearest frequency peer: Ligaspiele (-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 „Ligatur“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Lieds
Lieds
2,684 corpus weight
- liehen
liehen
2,683 corpus weight
- Ligaspiele
Ligaspiele
2,682 corpus weight
- Ligatur
Ligatur
2,681 corpus weight
- limitieren
limitieren
2,680 corpus weight
- limitierter
limitierter
2,679 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ligatur“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ligatur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [liɡaˈtuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #97,320 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ligatur“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ligatur is uncommon German at frequency #97,320 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [liɡaˈtuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Ligatur doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ligatur, spelled L-I-G-A-T-U-R.
Definition
- 1zwei Buchstaben, die eng beieinanderstehen und daher zusammen gedruckt werden
- 2Verbindung von Tönen gleicher Tonhöhe
- 3Unterbindung eines Hohlorgans
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ligatur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ligaturen vermeiden optische Lücken, die beim schnellen und angenehmen Lesen stören. Ligaturen finden vor allem im professionellen Satz Verwendung, werden aber aus zeitlichen Gründen besonders im Zeitungssatz weggelassen.
„Ligaturen und Abbreviaturen durchsetzen die Texte in solchem Umfang, daß es zur Entschlüsselung eines besonderen Studiums bedurfte.“
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); 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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