löten

[ˈløːtn̩]

/[ˈløːtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“löten” is uncommon German (frequency #51,514 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,514
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Metallteile verbinden, indem man ein anderes Metall (Lot) verflüssigt und zwischen die Teile bringt

Corpus desk

Index DE-loten · löten · German

löten · rank #51,514 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,514
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Luftschiff

Nearest frequency peer: Luftschiff (-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 „löten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for löten
PropertyValue
Headwordlöten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈløːtn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#51,514
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „löten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.lötenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Luftschiff“ (#51,513), „maar“ (#51,515), „Machbarkeitsstudie“ (#51,516). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „löten“ bei #51,514. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

löten is uncommon German at frequency #51,514 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈløːtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Metallteile verbinden, indem man ein anderes Metall (Lot) verflüssigt und zwischen die Teile bringt".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for löten, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is löten, spelled L-Ö-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Metallteile verbinden, indem man ein anderes Metall (Lot) verflüssigt und zwischen die Teile bringt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Verbindungsstellen der Bleistege in Bleiglasfenstern lötet die Glaserin.
  2. Die Bruchstelle im Kabel kann man leicht löten.

Antonyms

entlöten

This word in other languages

solder(English)souder(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 "löten"?
"löten" is spelled L-Ö-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈløːtn̩].
What does "löten" mean?
As a verb, "löten" means: Metallteile verbinden, indem man ein anderes Metall (Lot) verflüssigt und zwischen die Teile bringt
How do you pronounce "löten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "löten" is [ˈløːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "löten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mania#51,521klone#51,462often#51,569outet#51,580

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list