Launch

/[lɔːnt͡ʃ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,642

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

Launch is aGermannoun. It means: die Einführung eines neuen oder neu entwickelten Produktes auf dem Markt Pronounced [lɔːnt͡ʃ]. Often confused with Laune and lunch.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Launch in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Launch is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [lɔːnt͡ʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,642 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die Einführung eines neuen oder neu entwickelten Produktes auf dem Markt".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Launch, with forms such as "alunch", "lanuch", and "laucnh". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Laune", "lunch", "lynch", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Launch, spelled L-A-U-N-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: alunch,lanuch,laucnh,launcch,launchh,launhc,launnch,llaunch,luanch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Launch

Misspelling Variants of "Launch"

alunch6lanuch6laucnh6launcch7launchh7launhc6launnch7llaunch7
Misspelling Variants of "Launch"

Frequency rank: #25,642 in German

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.