Lithographie

[litoɡʁaˈfiː]

/[litoɡʁaˈfiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lithographie” is uncommon German (frequency #58,976 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,976
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Druckverfahren, bei der ein Stein als Druckvorlage genutzt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-lithographie · Lithographie · German

Lithographie · rank #58,976 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,976
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Literaturen

Nearest frequency peer: Literaturen (-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 „Lithographie“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lithographie
PropertyValue
HeadwordLithographie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[litoɡʁaˈfiː]
Letters12
Frequency rank#58,976
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lithographie“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Literaturen“ (#58,975), „loi“ (#58,977), „Liquids“ (#58,974). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lithographie“ bei #58,976. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lithographie is uncommon German at frequency #58,976 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [litoɡʁaˈfiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Lithographie in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Lithographie, spelled L-I-T-H-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Druckverfahren, bei der ein Stein als Druckvorlage genutzt wird
  2. 2
    ein Druck, der durch Lithographie^([1]) hergestellt wurde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Lithographie wird heute nur noch zu künstlerischen Zwecken genutzt.
  2. Lithographien sind bei Philokartisten sehr begehrt.

Synonyms

SteindruckverfahrenSteindruck

This word in other languages

lithography(English)litografía(Español)lithographie(Français)

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 "Lithographie"?
"Lithographie" is spelled L-I-T-H-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [litoɡʁaˈfiː].
What does "Lithographie" mean?
As a noun, "Lithographie" means: Druckverfahren, bei der ein Stein als Druckvorlage genutzt wird
How do you pronounce "Lithographie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lithographie" is [litoɡʁaˈfiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lithographie" come from?
"Lithographie" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mineralische#59,008Kriegführung#58,939Musikvereins#59,023Kinderkrippe#58,921

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list