lustig

/[ˈlʊstɪç]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,235

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

lustig is anGermanadj. It means: Komik, Witz besitzend; amüsant Pronounced [ˈlʊstɪç]. It ranks #1,235 in German word frequency. Often confused with lustige and lustigen.

Key facts for lustig
PropertyValue
Headwordlustig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈlʊstɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,235
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of lustig in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for lustig is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlʊstɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,235 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for lustig, with forms such as "llustig", "lsutig", and "lusitg". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "lustige", "lustigen", "lustiger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is lustig, spelled L-U-S-T-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Komik, Witz besitzend; amüsant
  2. 2
    gut gelaunt oder gute Laune erzeugend
  3. 3
    Lust auf etwas habend; etwas mögend, daran Vergnügen findend

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: llustig,lsutig,lusitg,lusstig,lustgi,lustigg,lusttig,lutsig,ulstig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lustig

Misspelling Variants of "lustig"

llustig7lsutig6lusitg6lusstig7lustgi6lustigg7lusttig7lutsig6
Misspelling Variants of "lustig"

Frequency rank: #1,235 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lustig"?
"lustig" is spelled L-U-S-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlʊstɪç].
What does "lustig" mean?
As an adj, "lustig" means: Komik, Witz besitzend; amüsant
What words are commonly confused with "lustig"?
"lustig" is commonly confused with "lustige", "lustigen", "lustiger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lustig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lustig" is [ˈlʊstɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lustig" come from?
"lustig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.