lauter
/laʊtɚ/adjective, verb
lauter is spelled L-A-U-T-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, lauter means “Clear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lauter?
| Letters | 6: L-A-U-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lauter?
Lauter appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lauter?
- US /laʊtɚ/
- UK /laʊtə(ɹ)/
Lauter has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of lauter
- lauters present, singular, he/she/it
- lautering participle, present
- lautered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lauter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Clear.
verb
- 1
To subject to lautering.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lauter come from?
From German lauter (“pure, clear”, adjective). Began to become common in English in the 1880s.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).