Luken

[ˈluːkn̩]

/[ˈluːkn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Luken” is uncommon German (frequency #67,467 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,467
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Luke

Corpus desk

Index DE-luken · Luken · German

Luken · rank #67,467 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,467
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ludwigslust

Nearest frequency peer: Ludwigslust (-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 „Luken“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Luken
PropertyValue
HeadwordLuken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈluːkn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,467
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Luken“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ludwigslust“ (#67,466), „lustigerweise“ (#67,468), „lustvolle“ (#67,469). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Luken“ bei #67,467. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Luken is uncommon German at frequency #67,467 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈluːkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Luken, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Luken, spelled L-U-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Luke
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Luke
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Luke
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Luke

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 "Luken"?
"Luken" is spelled L-U-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈluːkn̩].
What does "Luken" mean?
As a noun, "Luken" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Luke
How do you pronounce "Luken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Luken" is [ˈluːkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Luken" come from?
"Luken" 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 "Luken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lhasa#67,458Leich#67,446laugh#67,438moder#67,521

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list