Lupine
[luˈpiːnə]
The verdict
“Lupine” 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) - zur Familie der Schmetterlingsblütler gehörende Blütenpflanze, die als eiweißreiches Viehfutter angebaut wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-lupine · Lupine · German
Lupine · 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 | Lupine |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [luˈpiːnə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lupine“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lupine is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [luˈpiːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zur Familie der Schmetterlingsblütler gehörende Blütenpflanze, die als eiweißreiches Viehfutter angebaut wird".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Lupine, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Lupine, spelled L-U-P-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1zur Familie der Schmetterlingsblütler gehörende Blütenpflanze, die als eiweißreiches Viehfutter angebaut wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lupine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dagegen gedeihen Lupinen, Sonnenblumen und Serradella auf schwach sauren Böden am besten.
Ärmlich brennt das Licht der Lupinen.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.