Lübbenau

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The verdict

“Lübbenau” is uncommon German (frequency #56,329 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,329
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stadt in Brandenburg, Deutschland

Key facts for Lübbenau
PropertyValue
HeadwordLübbenau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,329
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Lübbenau” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Lübbenau lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lübbenau is uncommon German at frequency #56,329 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Brandenburg, Deutschland".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Lübbenau, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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. The correct German form is Lübbenau, spelled L-Ü-B-B-E-N-A-U.

Definition

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    eine Stadt in Brandenburg, Deutschland

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 "Lübbenau"?
"Lübbenau" is spelled L-Ü-B-B-E-N-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Lübbenau" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lübbenau" means: eine Stadt in Brandenburg, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Lübbenau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lübbenau" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lübbenau" come from?
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Using “Lübbenau”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is L-Ü-B-B-E-N-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list