Launch

[lɔːnt͡ʃ]

/[lɔːnt͡ʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Launch” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,642. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,642
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Einführung eines neuen oder neu entwickelten Produktes auf dem Markt

Corpus desk

Index DE-launch · Launch · German

Launch · rank #25,642 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,642
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lauenburg

Nearest frequency peer: Lauenburg (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Launch“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Launch“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Launch vs Laune
67% similar
Launch vs lunch
67% similar
Launch vs lynch
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Launch
PropertyValue
HeadwordLaunch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lɔːnt͡ʃ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#25,642
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Launch“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Launchliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Lauenburg“ (#25,641), „leave“ (#25,643), „Landebahn“ (#25,640). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Launch“ bei #25,642. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Launch (IPA [lɔːnt͡ʃ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,642 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Einführung eines neuen oder neu entwickelten Produktes auf dem Markt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Launch, with forms such as "alunch", "lanuch", and "laucnh". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Laune", "lunch", "lynch", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Launch, spelled L-A-U-N-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Einführung eines neuen oder neu entwickelten Produktes auf dem Markt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Produktmanager trägt unter anderem die Verantwortung für den Launch neuer Produkte.
  2. Der Launch war generalstabsmäßig durchgeplant.

Synonyms

BekanntmachungEinführungMarktauftrittMarkteinführungProdukteinführung

This word in other languages

launch(English)lancement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alunch
  • lanuch
  • laucnh
  • launcch
  • launchh
  • launhc
  • launnch
  • llaunch
  • luanch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Launch - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

alunch2lanuch2laucnh2launcch1launchh1launhc2launnch1llaunch1
Edit distance from "Launch"

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 "Launch"?
"Launch" is spelled L-A-U-N-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [lɔːnt͡ʃ].
What does "Launch" mean?
As a noun, "Launch" means: die Einführung eines neuen oder neu entwickelten Produktes auf dem Markt
What words are commonly confused with "Launch"?
"Launch" is commonly confused with "Laune", "lunch", "lynch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Launch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Launch" is [lɔːnt͡ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Launch" come from?
"Launch" 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 "Launch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Kürzel#25,638lösche#25,654Kohlen#25,626Milano#25,669

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

milder9 variantsHospiz9 variantsnickte9 variantsGretel9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list