Lotion

[loˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[loˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lotion” is uncommon German (frequency #62,622 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,622
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kosmetischer Artikel mit flüssiger Konsistenz

Corpus desk

Index DE-lotion · Lotion · German

Lotion · rank #62,622 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,622
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Luftbild

Nearest frequency peer: Luftbild (+2 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 „Lotion“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lotion
PropertyValue
HeadwordLotion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[loˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,622
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lotion“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Luftbild“ (#62,624), „Literaturkritiker“ (#62,619), „luftige“ (#62,625). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lotion“ bei #62,622. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lotion is uncommon German at frequency #62,622 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [loˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kosmetischer Artikel mit flüssiger Konsistenz".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Lotion, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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 headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Lotion, spelled L-O-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kosmetischer Artikel mit flüssiger Konsistenz

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Also zerdrückte er einen Lippenpflegestift zu einer festen Paste, fügte sein persönliches Serum aus antiseptischer Lotion und einer Salbe gegen Mundgeschwüre hinzu und goss das Ganze dann in die Vase.“

This word in other languages

lotion(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 "Lotion"?
"Lotion" is spelled L-O-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [loˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Lotion" mean?
As a noun, "Lotion" means: kosmetischer Artikel mit flüssiger Konsistenz
How do you pronounce "Lotion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lotion" is [loˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lotion" come from?
"Lotion" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

linkem#62,615Lilian#62,614Markts#62,634Mekong#62,642

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list