Lunula
[ˈluːnula]
The verdict
“Lunula” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sichelförmige Vorrichtung zum Halten der Hostie
Corpus desk
Index DE-lunula · Lunula · German
Lunula · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lunula |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈluːnula] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lunula“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lunula is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈluːnula]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Lunula in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Lunula, spelled L-U-N-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1sichelförmige Vorrichtung zum Halten der Hostie
- 2halbmondförmiger Schmuckgegenstand aus spätneolithischer bis frühbronzezeitlicher Zeit
- 3halbmondförmige Fläche am Ansatz des Finger- oder Fußnagels
- 4vor dem Wirbel (Umbo) gelegener Bereich bei Muscheln
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lunula appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Lunula wird in der Monstranz oder der Custodia verwendet.
Irland gilt als Ursprungsort der goldenen Lunulae, die heute in Europa gefunden werden.
Synonyms
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.