Literaturkritik

[lɪtəʁaˈtuːɐ̯kʁiˌtiːk]

/[lɪtəʁaˈtuːɐ̯kʁiˌtiːk]/ noun

The verdict

“Literaturkritik” is uncommon German (frequency #62,618 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,618
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kritische Besprechung literarischer Werke

Corpus desk

Index DE-literaturkritik · Literaturkritik · German

Literaturkritik · rank #62,618 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,618
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH listing

Nearest frequency peer: listing (-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 „Literaturkritik“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Literaturkritik
PropertyValue
HeadwordLiteraturkritik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lɪtəʁaˈtuːɐ̯kʁiˌtiːk]
Letters15
Frequency rank#62,618
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Literaturkritik“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Literaturkritikfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „listing“ (#62,617), „Literaturkritiker“ (#62,619), „linkem“ (#62,615). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Literaturkritik“ bei #62,618. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Literaturkritik is uncommon German at frequency #62,618 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [lɪtəʁaˈtuːɐ̯kʁiˌtiːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kritische Besprechung literarischer Werke".

No misspelling variants are generated for Literaturkritik in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Literaturkritik, spelled L-I-T-E-R-A-T-U-R-K-R-I-T-I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    kritische Besprechung literarischer Werke

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Hier möchte ich den großen Bogen von der Weltgeschichte wieder auf die kleine Welt der Literaturkritik reduzieren.“
  2. „Solange es noch genug Leser gab, füllten sie die Feuilletons der jiddischen Zeitungen mit neuen Erzählungen, Fortsetzungsromanen, Lyrik, Literaturkritiken und Essays oder verfassten Grammatiken und Lehrbücher für noch bestehende jiddische Schulen.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Literaturkritik"?
"Literaturkritik" is spelled L-I-T-E-R-A-T-U-R-K-R-I-T-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is [lɪtəʁaˈtuːɐ̯kʁiˌtiːk].
What does "Literaturkritik" mean?
As a noun, "Literaturkritik" means: kritische Besprechung literarischer Werke
How do you pronounce "Literaturkritik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Literaturkritik" is [lɪtəʁaˈtuːɐ̯kʁiˌtiːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Literaturkritik" come from?
"Literaturkritik" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list