lunette

[ly.nɛt]

/[ly.nɛt]/ noun

The verdict

“lunette” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-lunette · lunette · German

lunette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for lunette
PropertyValue
Headwordlunette
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ly.nɛt]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „lunette“ im Deutschen

lunettesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lunette is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ly.nɛt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fernrohr, Perspektiv".

Zero misspellings are on record for lunette in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is lunette, spelled L-U-N-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fernrohr, Perspektiv

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lunette"?
"lunette" is spelled L-U-N-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ly.nɛt].
What does "lunette" mean?
As a noun, "lunette" means: Fernrohr, Perspektiv
How do you pronounce "lunette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lunette" is [ly.nɛt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lunette" come from?
"lunette" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list