Lingua franca
[ˌlɪŋɡu̯a ˈfʁaŋka]
The verdict
“Lingua franca” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mittelalterliche, im (östlichen) Mittelmeerraum verbreitete Verkehrssprache auf italienischer Basis mit Einflüssen weiterer romanischer Sprachen, des Arabischen und weiterer Sprachen
Corpus desk
Index DE-lingua-franca · Lingua franca · German
Lingua franca · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Lingua franca |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌlɪŋɡu̯a ˈfʁaŋka] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lingua franca“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lingua franca is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌlɪŋɡu̯a ˈfʁaŋka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Lingua franca, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Lingua franca, spelled L-I-N-G-U-A- -F-R-A-N-C-A.
Definition
- 1mittelalterliche, im (östlichen) Mittelmeerraum verbreitete Verkehrssprache auf italienischer Basis mit Einflüssen weiterer romanischer Sprachen, des Arabischen und weiterer Sprachen
- 2allgemein jede Verkehrssprache, die in mehrsprachigen Gebieten im Kontakt zwischen Sprechern unterschiedlicher Muttersprachen als Verständigungsmittel verwendet wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lingua franca appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die mittelalterliche Lingua franca diente zur Zeit der Kreuzzüge als Verkehrssprache.
Die mittelalterliche Lingua franca war eine Pidgin-Sprache.
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.