launenhaft
[ˈlaʊ̯nənhaft]
The verdict
“launenhaft” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - voll wechselnder Stimmungen, unberechenbar, voller Launen
Corpus desk
Index DE-launenhaft · launenhaft · German
launenhaft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | launenhaft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈlaʊ̯nənhaft] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „launenhaft“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
launenhaft is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlaʊ̯nənhaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "voll wechselnder Stimmungen, unberechenbar, voller Launen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for launenhaft in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is launenhaft, spelled L-A-U-N-E-N-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1voll wechselnder Stimmungen, unberechenbar, voller Launen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how launenhaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
… Herzog Karl IV., ein tapferer Soldat, aber einer der sonderbarsten und launenhaftesten Charaktere, war eher geeignet, der Intrigue in die Hände zu arbeiten, als sie unschädlich zu machen.
Oliver Glasner sieht Europa-League-Sieger Eintracht Frankfurt von seinem Image als launenhafter und exzentrischer Altmeister befreit.
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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.