Litauer

[ˈliːtaʊ̯ɐ]

/[ˈliːtaʊ̯ɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Litauer” is uncommon German (frequency #52,251 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,251
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Staatsbürger von Litauen, aus Litauen stammende Person, zum Volk der Litauer gehörige Person

Corpus desk

Index DE-litauer · Litauer · German

Litauer · rank #52,251 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,251
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH linguistische

Nearest frequency peer: linguistische (-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 „Litauer“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Litauer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Litauer
PropertyValue
HeadwordLitauer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈliːtaʊ̯ɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,251
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Litauer“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Litauerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „linguistische“ (#52,250), „lizenziert“ (#52,252), „linearer“ (#52,249). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Litauer“ bei #52,251. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Litauer is uncommon German at frequency #52,251 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈliːtaʊ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Staatsbürger von Litauen, aus Litauen stammende Person, zum Volk der Litauer gehörige Person".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Litauer, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Litauer, spelled L-I-T-A-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staatsbürger von Litauen, aus Litauen stammende Person, zum Volk der Litauer gehörige Person

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Litauer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Valdas ist gebürtiger Litauer.
  2. In Lettland leben etwa 22.000 Litauer.

This word in other languages

Lithuanian(English)lituano(Español)Lituanien(Français)lituano(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Litauer"?
"Litauer" is spelled L-I-T-A-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈliːtaʊ̯ɐ].
What does "Litauer" mean?
As a noun, "Litauer" means: Staatsbürger von Litauen, aus Litauen stammende Person, zum Volk der Litauer gehörige Person
How do you pronounce "Litauer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Litauer" is [ˈliːtaʊ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Litauer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Litauer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Machart#52,261mapping#52,267Martine#52,268Melitta#52,272

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list