Lustrum
[ˈlʊstʁʊm]
The verdict
“Lustrum” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeitraum von fünf Jahren
Corpus desk
Index DE-lustrum · Lustrum · German
Lustrum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Lustrum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlʊstʁʊm] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lustrum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lustrum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlʊstʁʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeitraum von fünf Jahren".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Lustrum, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 Lustrum, spelled L-U-S-T-R-U-M.
Definition
- 1Zeitraum von fünf Jahren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lustrum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Lustrum umfasst einen Zeitraum von fünf Jahren.
[. . .] wenn manche Vorspiegelungen der Kunst den Joseph an Jaakobs Sterberlager noch immer in jünglingshafter Gestalt zeigen, so verfehlen sie insofern die Wahrheit nicht ganz, als Rahels Erster tatsächlich einige Lustren vordem schon viel schwerer und fleischiger gewesen, aber um diese Zeit wieder entschieden schlanker geworden war und seinem zwanzigjäh…
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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.