Lorgnon
[lɔʁnˈjɔ̃ː]
The verdict
“Lorgnon” 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) - Sehhilfe für ein Auge, die mit einem Stiel vor das Auge gehalten wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-lorgnon · Lorgnon · German
Lorgnon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lorgnon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [lɔʁnˈjɔ̃ː] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lorgnon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lorgnon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [lɔʁnˈjɔ̃ː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sehhilfe für ein Auge, die mit einem Stiel vor das Auge gehalten wird".
Zero misspellings are on record for Lorgnon in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Lorgnon, spelled L-O-R-G-N-O-N.
Definition
- 1Sehhilfe für ein Auge, die mit einem Stiel vor das Auge gehalten wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lorgnon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich brauche zum Lesen mein Lorgnon.
„Im abgedunkelten Bibliothekszimmer meines verstorbenen Vaters - in den Kriegsnächten - beschwor er sie in improvisierten Gespensternoveletten, während geisterhaft Rainer Maria Rilke ihm vom Diwan durch sein Lorgnon zusah.“
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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.