Luther

[ˈlʊtɐ]

/[ˈlʊtɐ]/ name

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The verdict

“Luther” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,734. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,734
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutscher Familienname

Corpus desk

Index DE-luther · Luther · German

Luther · rank #5,734 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,734
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH letzteres

Nearest frequency peer: letzteres (-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 „Luther“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Luther“ 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).

Luther vs Luthers
86% similar
Luther vs Lutscher
75% similar
Luther vs Liter
67% similar

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

Key facts for Luther
PropertyValue
HeadwordLuther
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈlʊtɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,734
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Luther“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Lutherliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „letzteres“ (#5,733), „malen“ (#5,735), „Leib“ (#5,732). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Luther“ bei #5,734. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Luther (IPA [ˈlʊtɐ]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #5,734 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "deutscher Familienname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Luther, with forms such as "lluther", "ltuher", and "luhter". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Luthers", "Lutscher", "Liter", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Luther, spelled L-U-T-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutscher Familienname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Frau Luther hat sich ein neues Auto gekauft.
  2. Auf der Wartburg blieb Luther bis zum 1. März 1522 inkognito als „Junker Jörg“.

This word in other languages

Luther(English)Luther(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lluther
  • ltuher
  • luhter
  • lutehr
  • lutherr
  • luthher
  • luthre
  • lutther
  • ulther

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Luther - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

lluther1ltuher2luhter2lutehr2lutherr1luthher1luthre2lutther1
Edit distance from "Luther"

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 "Luther"?
"Luther" is spelled L-U-T-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlʊtɐ].
What does "Luther" mean?
As a proper noun, "Luther" means: deutscher Familienname
What words are commonly confused with "Luther"?
"Luther" is commonly confused with "Luthers", "Lutscher", "Liter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Luther"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Luther" is [ˈlʊtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Luther" come from?
"Luther" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Luther", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Junior#5,725nimmst#5,746Graben#5,717reiten#5,755

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

massive9 variantsPlatten9 variantssinken9 variantserfuhr9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list