lunch

[lʌn(t)ʃ]

/[lʌn(t)ʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“lunch” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,508. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,508
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mittagessen

Corpus desk

Index DE-lunch · lunch · German

lunch · rank #26,508 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,508
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH lynch

Nearest frequency peer: lynch (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „lunch“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „lunch“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lunch vs lund
60% similar
lunch vs lung
60% similar
lunch vs Lunge
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lunch
PropertyValue
Headwordlunch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lʌn(t)ʃ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,508
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „lunch“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.lunchliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „lynch“ (#26,509), „LPs“ (#26,506), „lästige“ (#26,510). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lunch“ bei #26,508. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around lunch (IPA [lʌn(t)ʃ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,508 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Mittagessen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for lunch, with forms such as "llunch", "lnuch", and "lucnh". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lund", "lung", "Lunge", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is lunch, spelled L-U-N-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mittagessen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how lunch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Yesterday we had chicken for lunch.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llunch
  • lnuch
  • lucnh
  • luncch
  • lunchh
  • lunhc
  • lunnch
  • ulnch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lunch - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

llunch1lnuch2lucnh2luncch1lunchh1lunhc2lunnch1ulnch2
Edit distance from "lunch"

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 "lunch"?
"lunch" is spelled L-U-N-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [lʌn(t)ʃ].
What does "lunch" mean?
As a noun, "lunch" means: Mittagessen
What words are commonly confused with "lunch"?
"lunch" is commonly confused with "lund", "lung", "Lunge". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lunch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lunch" is [lʌn(t)ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lunch" come from?
"lunch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lunch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

lynch#26,509Magna#26,513Malik#26,514Mappe#26,515

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Kurses8 variantskurios8 variantsMoldau8 variantsHeiler8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list