Luddit
[laˈdit]
The verdict
“Luddit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - englischer Maschinenstürmer aus dem frühen 19. Jahrhundert
Corpus desk
Index DE-luddit · Luddit · German
Luddit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | Luddit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [laˈdit] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Luddit” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Luddit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [laˈdit]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "englischer Maschinenstürmer aus dem frühen 19. Jahrhundert".
Luddit has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Luddit, spelled L-U-D-D-I-T.
Definition
- 1englischer Maschinenstürmer aus dem frühen 19. Jahrhundert
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Luddit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dabei zerstörten die Ludditen zahlreiche Woll- und Baumwollspinnereien.“
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