Lösung

/[ˈløːzʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#819

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

Lösung is aGermannoun. It means: Antwort auf ein Rätsel, eine Frage- oder eine Aufgabenstellung Pronounced [ˈløːzʊŋ]. It ranks #819 in German word frequency. Often confused with lung and Lounge.

Key facts for Lösung
PropertyValue
HeadwordLösung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈløːzʊŋ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#819
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Lösung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Lösung is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈløːzʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #819 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Lösung, with forms such as "llösung", "lsöung", and "lösnug". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "lung", "Lounge", "Lösungen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Lösung, spelled L-Ö-S-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Antwort auf ein Rätsel, eine Frage- oder eine Aufgabenstellung
  2. 2
    Erledigungsweg und Ergebnis einer (mathematischen, physikalischen, …) Aufgabe
  3. 3
    ein nach Lösen entstandenes, homogenes Gemisch: eine Flüssigkeit oder ein Gas zusammen mit einem oder mehreren darin auf bestimmte Weise fein verteilten weiteren Stoffen
  4. 4
    Aufhebung; Lösung eines Vertrags, einer Verbindung
  5. 5
    eine Anwendungssoftware oder Hardware/Software-Kombination für eine bestimmte, konkrete Aufgabenstellung für die Lösung eines konkreten Problems
  6. 6
    mathematisches Objekt (insbesondere eine Zahl oder Funktion, oder eine Menge davon), welches den Anforderungen eines bestimmten wohldefinierten Problems (insbesondere einer Gleichung oder Ungleichung) genügt

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: llösung,lsöung,lösnug,lössung,lösugn,lösungg,lösunng,löusng,ölsung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Lösung

Misspelling Variants of "Lösung"

llösung7lsöung6lösnug6lössung7lösugn6lösungg7lösunng7löusng6
Misspelling Variants of "Lösung"

Frequency rank: #819 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lösung"?
"Lösung" is spelled L-Ö-S-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈløːzʊŋ].
What does "Lösung" mean?
As a noun, "Lösung" means: Antwort auf ein Rätsel, eine Frage- oder eine Aufgabenstellung
What words are commonly confused with "Lösung"?
"Lösung" is commonly confused with "lung", "Lounge", "Lösungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lösung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lösung" is [ˈløːzʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lösung" come from?
"Lösung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.