Logarithmus

/[ˌloɡaˈʁɪtmʊs]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#85,532

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Logarithmus is aGermannoun. It means: die Zahl, mit der man eine Basiszahl potenzieren muss, um die vorgegebene Zahl (Numerus) zu erhalten Pronounced [ˌloɡaˈʁɪtmʊs].

Key facts for Logarithmus
PropertyValue
HeadwordLogarithmus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌloɡaˈʁɪtmʊs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#85,532
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Logarithmus in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Logarithmus is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌloɡaˈʁɪtmʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #85,532 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die Zahl, mit der man eine Basiszahl potenzieren muss, um die vorgegebene Zahl (Numerus) zu erhalten".

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for Logarithmus in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Logarithmus, spelled L-O-G-A-R-I-T-H-M-U-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Zahl, mit der man eine Basiszahl potenzieren muss, um die vorgegebene Zahl (Numerus) zu erhalten

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Frequency rank: #85,532 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Logarithmus"?
"Logarithmus" is spelled L-O-G-A-R-I-T-H-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌloɡaˈʁɪtmʊs].
What does "Logarithmus" mean?
As a noun, "Logarithmus" means: die Zahl, mit der man eine Basiszahl potenzieren muss, um die vorgegebene Zahl (Numerus) zu erhalten
How do you pronounce "Logarithmus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Logarithmus" is [ˌloɡaˈʁɪtmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Logarithmus" come from?
"Logarithmus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.