Lausbube
[ˈlaʊ̯sˌbuːbə]
The verdict
“Lausbube” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männliches Kind, das Streiche spielt; übertragen auch Erwachsener
Corpus desk
Index DE-lausbube · Lausbube · German
Lausbube · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Lausbube |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaʊ̯sˌbuːbə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lausbube“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lausbube is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaʊ̯sˌbuːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männliches Kind, das Streiche spielt; übertragen auch Erwachsener".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Lausbube in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Lausbube, spelled L-A-U-S-B-U-B-E.
Definition
- 1männliches Kind, das Streiche spielt; übertragen auch Erwachsener
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lausbube appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bald war er der Lausbube und Anführer in allen Streichen, wenn es galt, die Lehrer an der Nase herumzuführen.“
„Die Kerle sehen aus wie typische Lausbuben in der Literatur.“
Synonyms
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.