Lunte

[ˈlʊntə]

/[ˈlʊntə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lunte” is uncommon German (frequency #61,718 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,718
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zündschnur, die zum Beispiel zur Zündung von Sprengstoff genutzt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-lunte · Lunte · German

Lunte · rank #61,718 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,718
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH lunar

Nearest frequency peer: lunar (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Lunte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Lunte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lunte
PropertyValue
HeadwordLunte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlʊntə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#61,718
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lunte“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Luntefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „lunar“ (#61,717), „Lärche“ (#61,719), „Machtstrukturen“ (#61,720). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lunte“ bei #61,718. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lunte is uncommon German at frequency #61,718 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlʊntə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Lunte has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Lunte, spelled L-U-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zündschnur, die zum Beispiel zur Zündung von Sprengstoff genutzt wird
  2. 2
    Schwanz des Fuchses
  3. 3
    Marihuana-Zigarette

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das freie, nicht an der Sprengladung befestigte Ende der Lunte wird angezündet, die Lunte brennt bis zum Sprengstoff ab und entzündet diesen so.
  2. Billige Feuerwerkskörper haben meist schlechte Lunten.

Synonyms

ZündschnurStandarteSchwanzSchweifFuchsschwanzJoint

Antonyms

Fang

This word in other languages

fuse(English)mecha(Español)mèche(Français)

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 "Lunte"?
"Lunte" is spelled L-U-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlʊntə].
What does "Lunte" mean?
As a noun, "Lunte" means: Zündschnur, die zum Beispiel zur Zündung von Sprengstoff genutzt wird
How do you pronounce "Lunte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lunte" is [ˈlʊntə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lunte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

lunar#61,717mimen#61,742krude#61,683navis#61,771

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list