Lude

[ˈluːdə]

/[ˈluːdə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lude” is uncommon German (frequency #94,577 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,577
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-lude · Lude · German

Lude · rank #94,577 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,577
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Luftkrieg

Nearest frequency peer: Luftkrieg (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Lude“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Lude“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lude
PropertyValue
HeadwordLude
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈluːdə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#94,577
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lude“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ludefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Luftkrieg“ (#94,578), „loup“ (#94,575), „Luftreinhaltung“ (#94,579). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lude“ bei #94,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lude is uncommon German at frequency #94,577 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈluːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Lude doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Lude, spelled L-U-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zuhälter
  2. 2
    ungepflegter, schmutziger, unanständiger, moralisch anrüchiger Mensch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „So kassieren Luden die Kiez-Huren ab.“
  2. „Franz bezeichnet sich selbst als ‚Lude‘, also Zuhälter von Sonja.“

Synonyms

Strolch

This word in other languages

pimp(English)

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 "Lude"?
"Lude" is spelled L-U-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈluːdə].
What does "Lude" mean?
As a noun, "Lude" means: Zuhälter
How do you pronounce "Lude"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lude" is [ˈluːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lude" come from?
"Lude" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

loup#94,575Lodi#94,566mimt#94,631nies#94,679

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list