Lücken
[ˈlʏkn̩]
The verdict
“Lücken” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,908. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,908
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lücke
Corpus desk
Index DE-lucken · Lücken · German
Lücken · rank #8,908 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,908
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH Lindner
Nearest frequency peer: Lindner (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Lücken”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Laufzeit
Laufzeit
91,096 corpus weight
- lecken
lecken
91,095 corpus weight
- Lindner
Lindner
91,094 corpus weight
- Lücken
Lücken
91,093 corpus weight
- Migrationsh…
Migrationshintergrund
91,092 corpus weight
- musikalisch
musikalisch
91,090 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Lücken” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lücken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlʏkn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #8,908 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Lücken” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Lücken (IPA [ˈlʏkn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,908 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lücken, with forms such as "lcüken", "llücken", and "lüccken". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Luke", "lügen", "Luden", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Lücken, spelled L-Ü-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Lücke
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Lücke
- 3Dativ Plural des Substantivs Lücke
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Lücke
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- lcüken
- llücken
- lüccken
- lücekn
- lückenn
- lückken
- lückne
- lükcen
- ülcken
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lücken - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lücken", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Lücken". Here's where to go from here.
- "Lücken" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Luke". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #8,908 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "L" letter cohort. L–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.