Laune
German, noun/ˈlaʊ̯.nə/
Laune is spelled L-A-U-N-E (5 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written German, the 4,114th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Laune is a German feminine noun meaning “mood, humor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gemütszustand; wie sich jemand fühlt oder worauf jemand gerade Lust hat”.
What does Laune mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemood, humor
Du hast heute gute Laune.
- 2
femininewhim
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gemütszustand; wie sich jemand fühlt oder worauf jemand gerade Lust hat 2. spontaner Gefühlsausbruch 3. unerwartete oder unkonventionelle Eigenheit
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Laune
- Launen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Laune?
- /ˈlaʊ̯.nə/
- [ˈlaʊ̯nə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Laune
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Laune in German?
Laune appears 19 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).