Luhansk

[luˈhansjk]

/[luˈhansjk]/ name

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The verdict

“Luhansk” is uncommon German (frequency #64,495 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,495
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stadt im Osten der Ukraine

Key facts for Luhansk
PropertyValue
HeadwordLuhansk
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[luˈhansjk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,495
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Luhansk” 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). Luhansk 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

Luhansk is uncommon German at frequency #64,495 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [luˈhansjk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Luhansk, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Luhansk, spelled L-U-H-A-N-S-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt im Osten der Ukraine
  2. 2
    gleichnamiger Oblast in der östlichen Ukraine

Synonyms

Woroschilowgrad

This word in other languages

Luhansk(English)Louhansk(Français)

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 "Luhansk"?
"Luhansk" is spelled L-U-H-A-N-S-K. The IPA pronunciation is [luˈhansjk].
What does "Luhansk" mean?
As a proper noun, "Luhansk" means: Stadt im Osten der Ukraine
How do you pronounce "Luhansk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Luhansk" is [luˈhansjk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Luhansk" come from?
"Luhansk" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Luhansk”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is L-U-H-A-N-S-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [luˈhansjk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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