lupus

noun

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The verdict

“lupus” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,659. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,659
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wildlebendes, dem Schäferhund ähnliches Raubtier; Wolf

Corpus desk

Index DE-lupus · lupus · German

lupus · rank #37,659 · 7 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,659
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH lukrativen

Nearest frequency peer: lukrativen (-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 „lupus“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „lupus“ 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).

lupus vs Luxus
60% similar
lupus vs LPs
20% similar
lupus vs luis
60% similar

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

Key facts for lupus
PropertyValue
Headwordlupus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#37,659
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „lupus“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).lupusliegt 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: „lukrativen“ (#37,658), „Lustspiel“ (#37,660), „Luchs“ (#37,657). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lupus“ bei #37,659. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around lupus, anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,659 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "wildlebendes, dem Schäferhund ähnliches Raubtier; Wolf".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for lupus, with forms such as "llupus", "lpuus", and "luppus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Luxus", "LPs", "luis", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is lupus, spelled L-U-P-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    wildlebendes, dem Schäferhund ähnliches Raubtier; Wolf

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Lupis magni dentes sunt.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llupus
  • lpuus
  • luppus
  • lupsu
  • lupuss
  • luups
  • ulpus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lupus - 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.

llupus1lpuus2luppus1lupsu2lupuss1luups2ulpus2
Edit distance from "lupus"

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 "lupus"?
"lupus" is spelled L-U-P-U-S.
What does "lupus" mean?
As a noun, "lupus" means: wildlebendes, dem Schäferhund ähnliches Raubtier; Wolf
What words are commonly confused with "lupus"?
"lupus" is commonly confused with "Luxus", "LPs", "luis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "lupus" come from?
"lupus" 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 "lupus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Luchs#37,657Kölns#37,638orang#37,713Pampa#37,720

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Koppel7 variantshollow7 variantsgöbel7 variantsshore7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list