luna

/[ˈluːna]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,893

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

luna is aGermannoun. It means: natürlich entstandener Himmelskörper, der einen Planeten, Zwergplaneten oder auch einen Kleinkörper wie einen Asteroiden umkreist Pronounced [ˈluːna]. Often confused with Lux and luz.

Key facts for luna
PropertyValue
Headwordluna
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈluːna]
Letters4
Frequency rank#13,893
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of luna in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for luna is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈluːna]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,893 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "natürlich entstandener Himmelskörper, der einen Planeten, Zwergplaneten oder auch einen Kleinkörper wie einen Asteroiden umkreist".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for luna, with forms such as "lluna", "lnua", and "luan". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Lux", "luz", "Lust", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is luna, spelled L-U-N-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    natürlich entstandener Himmelskörper, der einen Planeten, Zwergplaneten oder auch einen Kleinkörper wie einen Asteroiden umkreist

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lluna,lnua,luan,lunna,ulna

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for luna

Misspelling Variants of "luna"

lluna5lnua4luan4lunna5ulna4
Misspelling Variants of "luna"

Frequency rank: #13,893 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "luna"?
"luna" is spelled L-U-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈluːna].
What does "luna" mean?
As a noun, "luna" means: natürlich entstandener Himmelskörper, der einen Planeten, Zwergplaneten oder auch einen Kleinkörper wie einen Asteroiden umkreist
What words are commonly confused with "luna"?
"luna" is commonly confused with "Lux", "luz", "Lust". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "luna"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "luna" is [ˈluːna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "luna" come from?
"luna" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter L in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.