Litoral

[litoˈʁaːl]

/[litoˈʁaːl]/ noun

The verdict

“Litoral” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Lebensraum der ufernahen Zone von Seen und Meeren, in dem das ins Wasser fallende Licht noch für die Fotosynthese von pflanzlichen Organismen ausreicht

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Index DE-litoral · Litoral · German

Litoral · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for Litoral
PropertyValue
HeadwordLitoral
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[litoˈʁaːl]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Litoral“ im Deutschen

Litoralliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Litoral is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [litoˈʁaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Lebensraum der ufernahen Zone von Seen und Meeren, in dem das ins Wasser fallende Licht noch für die Fotosynthese von pflanzlichen Organismen ausreicht".

Litoral doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Litoral, spelled L-I-T-O-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Lebensraum der ufernahen Zone von Seen und Meeren, in dem das ins Wasser fallende Licht noch für die Fotosynthese von pflanzlichen Organismen ausreicht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Das Litoral der Seen umfaßt die Region des Ufers, in der in der Regel das Licht in einer zur Photosynthese ausreichenden Intensität noch den Untergrund erreicht …“

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Litoral"?
"Litoral" is spelled L-I-T-O-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [litoˈʁaːl].
What does "Litoral" mean?
As a noun, "Litoral" means: der Lebensraum der ufernahen Zone von Seen und Meeren, in dem das ins Wasser fallende Licht noch für die Fotosynthese von pflanzlichen Organismen ausreicht
How do you pronounce "Litoral"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Litoral" is [litoˈʁaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Litoral" come from?
"Litoral" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list