Lucius

[ˈluːkiuʂ]

/[ˈluːkiuʂ]/ name

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The verdict

“Lucius” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,821. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,821
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männliches Pränomen

Corpus desk

Index DE-lucius · Lucius · German

Lucius · rank #24,821 · 8 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,821
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Liquid

Nearest frequency peer: Liquid (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Lucius“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Lucius“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Lucius vs luis
50% similar
Lucius vs Luxus
67% similar
Lucius vs lupus
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Lucius
PropertyValue
HeadwordLucius
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈluːkiuʂ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,821
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Lucius“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Luciusliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Liquid“ (#24,820), „Macho“ (#24,822), „Lilli“ (#24,819). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lucius“ bei #24,821. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Lucius (IPA [ˈluːkiuʂ]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #24,821 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männliches Pränomen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lucius, with forms such as "lcuius", "llucius", and "luccius". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "luis", "Luxus", "lupus", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Lucius, spelled L-U-C-I-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    männliches Pränomen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Lucius gaudet et ridet.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lcuius
  • llucius
  • luccius
  • lucisu
  • luciuss
  • lucuis
  • luicus
  • ulcius

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lucius - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

lcuius2llucius1luccius1lucisu2luciuss1lucuis2luicus2ulcius2
Edit distance from "Lucius"

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 "Lucius"?
"Lucius" is spelled L-U-C-I-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈluːkiuʂ].
What does "Lucius" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lucius" means: männliches Pränomen
What words are commonly confused with "Lucius"?
"Lucius" is commonly confused with "luis", "Luxus", "lupus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lucius"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lucius" is [ˈluːkiuʂ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lucius" come from?
"Lucius" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Liquid#24,820Matten#24,829küsste#24,811Kopfes#24,803

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Janine8 variantsPersien8 variantsHeizöl8 variantsGorilla8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list