Lorbeerkranz

[ˈlɔʁbeːɐ̯ˌkʁant͡s]

/[ˈlɔʁbeːɐ̯ˌkʁant͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lorbeerkranz” is uncommon German (frequency #81,831 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,831
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Insigne in Form eines aus Lorbeerlaub gebundenen Kranzes, Symbol für einen sportlichen oder politischen Erfolg oder Sieg

Corpus desk

Index DE-lorbeerkranz · Lorbeerkranz · German

Lorbeerkranz · rank #81,831 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,831
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Luftabwehr

Nearest frequency peer: Luftabwehr (+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 „Lorbeerkranz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lorbeerkranz
PropertyValue
HeadwordLorbeerkranz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlɔʁbeːɐ̯ˌkʁant͡s]
Letters12
Frequency rank#81,831
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lorbeerkranz“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Luftabwehr“ (#81,832), „Luftfracht“ (#81,833), „Literaturnobelpreisträger“ (#81,827). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lorbeerkranz“ bei #81,831. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lorbeerkranz is uncommon German at frequency #81,831 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlɔʁbeːɐ̯ˌkʁant͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Insigne in Form eines aus Lorbeerlaub gebundenen Kranzes, Symbol für einen sportlichen oder politischen Erfolg oder Sieg".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Lorbeerkranz in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Lorbeerkranz, spelled L-O-R-B-E-E-R-K-R-A-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Insigne in Form eines aus Lorbeerlaub gebundenen Kranzes, Symbol für einen sportlichen oder politischen Erfolg oder Sieg

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Römischen Kaiser trugen einen Lorbeerkranz als Herrschaftszeichen.
  2. „Dann setzte eine ganz in weiß gekleidete Jungfrau dem Jubilar einen Lorbeerkranz auf den Kopf.“

Synonyms

SiegerkranzSiegeskranz

This word in other languages

couronne de laurier(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 "Lorbeerkranz"?
"Lorbeerkranz" is spelled L-O-R-B-E-E-R-K-R-A-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɔʁbeːɐ̯ˌkʁant͡s].
What does "Lorbeerkranz" mean?
As a noun, "Lorbeerkranz" means: Insigne in Form eines aus Lorbeerlaub gebundenen Kranzes, Symbol für einen sportlichen oder politischen Erfolg oder Sieg
How do you pronounce "Lorbeerkranz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lorbeerkranz" is [ˈlɔʁbeːɐ̯ˌkʁant͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list