Halunke
[haˈlʊŋkə]
The verdict
“Halunke” 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) - kleiner frecher Junge
Corpus desk
Index DE-halunke · Halunke · German
Halunke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | Halunke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [haˈlʊŋkə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Halunke“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Halunke is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [haˈlʊŋkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleiner frecher Junge".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Halunke, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Halunke, spelled H-A-L-U-N-K-E.
Definition
- 1kleiner frecher Junge
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Halunke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Na, ihr kleinen Halunken!
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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.