launisch

[ˈlaʊ̯nɪʃ]

/[ˈlaʊ̯nɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“launisch” is uncommon German (frequency #59,836 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,836
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unstet, unzuverlässig, flippig, schlechtgelaunt, unberechenbar

Corpus desk

Index DE-launisch · launisch · German

launisch · rank #59,836 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,836
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Latenz

Nearest frequency peer: Latenz (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „launisch“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „launisch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for launisch
PropertyValue
Headwordlaunisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlaʊ̯nɪʃ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#59,836
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „launisch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).launischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Latenz“ (#59,835), „leather“ (#59,838), „Langweiler“ (#59,833). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „launisch“ bei #59,836. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

launisch is uncommon German at frequency #59,836 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlaʊ̯nɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unstet, unzuverlässig, flippig, schlechtgelaunt, unberechenbar".

No generated misspelling entries exist for launisch in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is launisch, spelled L-A-U-N-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    unstet, unzuverlässig, flippig, schlechtgelaunt, unberechenbar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seine launische Art ist kaum zu ertragen.
  2. „Das Schicksal ist launisch und grausam.“

Synonyms

launenhaftunberechenbarunstet

This word in other languages

moody(English)lunático(Español)lunatique(Français)

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 "launisch"?
"launisch" is spelled L-A-U-N-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaʊ̯nɪʃ].
What does "launisch" mean?
As an adjective, "launisch" means: unstet, unzuverlässig, flippig, schlechtgelaunt, unberechenbar
How do you pronounce "launisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "launisch" is [ˈlaʊ̯nɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "launisch" come from?
"launisch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "launisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

leblosen#59,842machbare#59,859Machwerk#59,860Mahagoni#59,864

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list