luscinia

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Nachtigall

Corpus desk

Index DE-luscinia · luscinia · German

luscinia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 luscinia
PropertyValue
Headwordluscinia
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „luscinia“ im Deutschen

lusciniasitzt 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

luscinia is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Nachtigall".

Zero misspellings are on record for luscinia in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 luscinia, spelled L-U-S-C-I-N-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Nachtigall

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Quinti progenies Arri, par nobile fratrum

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "luscinia"?
"luscinia" is spelled L-U-S-C-I-N-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "luscinia" mean?
As a noun, "luscinia" means: die Nachtigall
How do you pronounce "luscinia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "luscinia" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "luscinia" come from?
"luscinia" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list