Laune
[ˈlaʊ̯nə]
The verdict
“Laune” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,136. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,136
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gemütszustand; wie sich jemand fühlt oder worauf jemand gerade Lust hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-laune · Laune · German
Laune · rank #4,136 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,136
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH Kämpfe
Nearest frequency peer: Kämpfe (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Laune”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- kontrollier…
kontrollieren
95,868 corpus weight
- Kriterien
Kriterien
95,867 corpus weight
- Kämpfe
Kämpfe
95,866 corpus weight
- Laune
Laune
95,865 corpus weight
- leitet
leitet
95,864 corpus weight
- Logik
Logik
95,863 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Laune” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Laune |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaʊ̯nə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #4,136 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Laune” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around Laune (IPA [ˈlaʊ̯nə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,136 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Laune, with forms such as "alune", "lanue", and "launne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Laut", "Lüge", "line", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Laune, spelled L-A-U-N-E.
Definition
- 1Gemütszustand; wie sich jemand fühlt oder worauf jemand gerade Lust hat
- 2spontaner Gefühlsausbruch
- 3unerwartete oder unkonventionelle Eigenheit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Laune appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe schlechte Laune.
„Mit russischer Laune und den Überresten sibirischer Wurst in meinem Körper ziehe ich also mit Sara los, um Menschen kennenzulernen, die uns nicht kennenlernen wollen.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- alune
- lanue
- launne
- llaune
- luane
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Laune - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Laune", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Laune". Here's where to go from here.
- "Laune" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Laut". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #4,136 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "L" letter cohort. L–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.