lutherisch

[ˈlʊtəʁɪʃ]

/[ˈlʊtəʁɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“lutherisch” is uncommon German (frequency #84,269 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,269
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Art und Lehre Luthers betreffend; der Lehre Martin Luthers verpflichtet bzw. zu einer protestantischen Glaubensrichtung gehörend

Corpus desk

Index DE-lutherisch · lutherisch · German

lutherisch · rank #84,269 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,269
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lustlosigkeit

Nearest frequency peer: Lustlosigkeit (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „lutherisch“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „lutherisch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lutherisch
PropertyValue
Headwordlutherisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlʊtəʁɪʃ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#84,269
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „lutherisch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).lutherischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lustlosigkeit“ (#84,268), „Luftstreitkräfte“ (#84,267), „Länderebene“ (#84,271). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lutherisch“ bei #84,269. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lutherisch is uncommon German at frequency #84,269 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlʊtəʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

lutherisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is lutherisch, spelled L-U-T-H-E-R-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Art und Lehre Luthers betreffend; der Lehre Martin Luthers verpflichtet bzw. zu einer protestantischen Glaubensrichtung gehörend
  2. 2
    evangelisch-lutherische, meist den Lemmata Kirche oder Glaubensgemeinschaft vorangestellt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er ist ein frommer Mann, bis zu seiner Pensionierung war er Pfarrhelfer der Militärseelsorge in der nahen Kaserne – lutherisch, wie die ganze Gegend. Jetzt ist er 74.
  2. Er sagt, ihn präge "die Leidenschaft für das Wort". Das ist gut lutherisch.

Synonyms

evangelischprotestantischevangelisch-lutherischevangelisch-reformiert

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "lutherisch"?
"lutherisch" is spelled L-U-T-H-E-R-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlʊtəʁɪʃ].
What does "lutherisch" mean?
As an adjective, "lutherisch" means: die Art und Lehre Luthers betreffend; der Lehre Martin Luthers verpflichtet bzw. zu einer protestantischen Glaubensrichtung gehörend
How do you pronounce "lutherisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lutherisch" is [ˈlʊtəʁɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lutherisch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list