loon
[luːn]
The verdict
“loon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Seetaucher (Wasservogel)
Corpus desk
Index DE-loon · loon · German
loon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | loon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [luːn] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „loon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
loon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [luːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Seetaucher (Wasservogel)".
loon has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is loon, spelled L-O-O-N.
Definition
- 1Seetaucher (Wasservogel)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how loon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The loon is Canada's national bird.
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.