lobten

[ˈloːptn̩]

/[ˈloːptn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“lobten” is uncommon German (frequency #55,519 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,519
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs loben

Corpus desk

Index DE-lobten · lobten · German

lobten · rank #55,519 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,519
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH livre

Nearest frequency peer: livre (-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 „lobten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lobten
PropertyValue
Headwordlobten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈloːptn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,519
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „lobten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).lobtenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „livre“ (#55,518), „logistisch“ (#55,520), „liquidiert“ (#55,517). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lobten“ bei #55,519. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lobten is uncommon German at frequency #55,519 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈloːptn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for lobten in our 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, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is lobten, spelled L-O-B-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs loben
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs loben
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs loben
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs loben

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 "lobten"?
"lobten" is spelled L-O-B-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈloːptn̩].
What does "lobten" mean?
As a verb, "lobten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs loben
How do you pronounce "lobten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lobten" is [ˈloːptn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lobten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

loyale#55,521Laufes#55,502Monsun#55,559Kabale#55,456

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list