lullen
[ˈlʊlən]
The verdict
“lullen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemanden (meist Kleinkinder) mit beruhigenden Worten oder Gesang in den Schlaf bringen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lullen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈlʊlən] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lullen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for lullen is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlʊlən]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for lullen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is lullen, spelled L-U-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden (meist Kleinkinder) mit beruhigenden Worten oder Gesang in den Schlaf bringen
- 2jemanden mit bestimmten psychologischen Methoden in einen unwirklichen, wirklichkeitsfernen Zustand, in einen Traum, in einen hypnotischen Zustand bringen, eine Illusion hervorrufen
- 3an der Mutterbrust, anderen Körperteilen oder geeigneten Dingen saugen
- 4eine Melodie vor sich hin summen, ohne Text singen
- 5urinieren (bei Kleinkindern)
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “lullen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-U-L-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlʊlən] (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
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.