Lumineszenz
[ˌluminɛsˈt͡sɛnt͡s]
The verdict
“Lumineszenz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die optische Strahlung eines physikalischen Systems, die beim Übergang von einem angeregten Zustand zum Grundzustand entsteht
Corpus desk
Index DE-lumineszenz · Lumineszenz · German
Lumineszenz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lumineszenz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌluminɛsˈt͡sɛnt͡s] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lumineszenz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lumineszenz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌluminɛsˈt͡sɛnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die optische Strahlung eines physikalischen Systems, die beim Übergang von einem angeregten Zustand zum Grundzustand entsteht".
No misspelling variants are generated for Lumineszenz in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Lumineszenz, spelled L-U-M-I-N-E-S-Z-E-N-Z.
Definition
- 1die optische Strahlung eines physikalischen Systems, die beim Übergang von einem angeregten Zustand zum Grundzustand entsteht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Lumineszenz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Lumineszenz ist bei Staatsquallen schon oft beobachtet worden, bisher allerdings immer nur als Verteidigungsmechanismus - etwa, um Fressfeinde abzulenken und zu erschrecken.“
This word in other languages
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.