luscinius

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/[…]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-luscinius · luscinius · German

luscinius · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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 luscinius
PropertyValue
Headwordluscinius
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „luscinius“ im Deutschen

lusciniusschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

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

No misspelling variants are generated for luscinius in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is luscinius, spelled L-U-S-C-I-N-I-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Nachtigall

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Habet vocem: sed quanto clariorem canes, acutiorem aquilae, graviorem tauri, dulciorem mobilioremque luscinii?“

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 "luscinius"?
"luscinius" is spelled L-U-S-C-I-N-I-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "luscinius" mean?
As a noun, "luscinius" means: die Nachtigall
How do you pronounce "luscinius"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "luscinius" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "luscinius" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list