Luke
German, noun/ˈluːkə/
Luke is spelled L-U-K-E (4 letters) and appears 6.6 times per million words in written German, the 9,876th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Luke is a German feminine noun meaning “hatch (opening in the ceiling/floor of a room, in the deck of a ship, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine klappbare Tür; eine verschließbare Öffnung”.
What does Luke mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehatch (opening in the ceiling/floor of a room, in the deck of a ship, etc.)
Die Luke zum Dachboden klemmt.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine klappbare Tür; eine verschließbare Öffnung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Luke
- Luken plural
- LU abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Luke?
- /ˈluːkə/
- [ˈluːkə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Luke
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Luke in German?
Luke appears 6.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).