Sprachlaut
[ˈʃpʁaːxˌlaʊ̯t]
The verdict
“Sprachlaut” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleinstes Lautsegment der gesprochenen Sprache; Element des Lautsystems einer Sprache.
Corpus desk
Index DE-sprachlaut · Sprachlaut · German
Sprachlaut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | Sprachlaut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpʁaːxˌlaʊ̯t] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sprachlaut“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sprachlaut is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpʁaːxˌlaʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Sprachlaut in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sprachlaut, spelled S-P-R-A-C-H-L-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1kleinstes Lautsegment der gesprochenen Sprache; Element des Lautsystems einer Sprache.
- 2in der menschlichen Kommunikation genutzter Laut, im Gegensatz zu anderen menschlichen Lauten (z.B. Räuspern, Stöhnen) oder zu Tierlauten.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sprachlaut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In dem Wort "Bild" kommen als Sprachlaute des Deutschen vor: [b] + [ɪ] + [l] + [t].
„Etwa zur gleichen Zeit, als Kempelen (um) 1769 seinen »Schachtürken« entwickelte, befasste er sich auch intensiv mit der Idee, zumindest einzelne Sprachlaute in irgendeiner Weise synthetisch zu erzeugen.“
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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.