lutschen

/[ˈlʊt͡ʃn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,034

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

lutschen is aGermanverb. It means: etwas im Mund zwischen Zunge und Gaumen bewegen, um es zergehen zu lassen und zu verspeisen Pronounced [ˈlʊt͡ʃn̩]. Often confused with lutscht and Lutscher.

Key facts for lutschen
PropertyValue
Headwordlutschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈlʊt͡ʃn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,034
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for lutschen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlʊt͡ʃn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,034 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for lutschen, with forms such as "llutschen", "ltuschen", and "lustchen". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "lutscht", "Lutscher", "lutsch", 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 lutschen, spelled L-U-T-S-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas im Mund zwischen Zunge und Gaumen bewegen, um es zergehen zu lassen und zu verspeisen
  2. 2
    etwas im Mund zwischen Zunge und Gaumen bewegen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: llutschen,ltuschen,lustchen,lutcshen,lutscchen,lutscehn,lutschenn,lutschhen,lutschne,lutshcen,lutsschen,luttschen,ultschen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lutschen

Misspelling Variants of "lutschen"

llutschen9ltuschen8lustchen8lutcshen8lutscchen9lutscehn8lutschenn9lutschhen9
Misspelling Variants of "lutschen"

Frequency rank: #24,034 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lutschen"?
"lutschen" is spelled L-U-T-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlʊt͡ʃn̩].
What does "lutschen" mean?
As a verb, "lutschen" means: etwas im Mund zwischen Zunge und Gaumen bewegen, um es zergehen zu lassen und zu verspeisen
What words are commonly confused with "lutschen"?
"lutschen" is commonly confused with "lutscht", "Lutscher", "lutsch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lutschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lutschen" is [ˈlʊt͡ʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lutschen" come from?
"lutschen" 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.