lutschen

[ˈlʊt͡ʃn̩]

/[ˈlʊt͡ʃn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“lutschen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,034. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,034
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas im Mund zwischen Zunge und Gaumen bewegen, um es zergehen zu lassen und zu verspeisen

Corpus desk

Index DE-lutschen · lutschen · German

lutschen · rank #24,034 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,034
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lover

Nearest frequency peer: Lover (-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 „lutschen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „lutschen“ 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).

lutschen vs lutscht
75% similar
lutschen vs Lutscher
75% similar
lutschen vs lutsch
75% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „lutschen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.lutschenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Lover“ (#24,033), „Länderspiele“ (#24,035), „Lokomotive“ (#24,032). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lutschen“ bei #24,034. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around lutschen (IPA [ˈlʊt͡ʃn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,034 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for lutschen, with forms such as "llutschen", "ltuschen", and "lustchen". 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 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is lutschen, spelled L-U-T-S-C-H-E-N.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Taubman döste dazu passend im Gerichtssaal herum und lutschte Pfefferminzbonbons.“
  2. „Föten im Mutterleib lutschen lieber am rechten als am linken Daumen.“

Synonyms

schlotzennuckelnzuzelnnutschenschnullenzullen

Antonyms

beißenkauenzerbeißenzerkauen

This word in other languages

suck(English)chupar(Español)sucer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • llutschen
  • ltuschen
  • lustchen
  • lutcshen
  • lutscchen
  • lutscehn
  • lutschenn
  • lutschhen
  • lutschne
  • lutshcen
  • lutsschen
  • luttschen
  • ultschen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lutschen - 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.

llutschen1ltuschen2lustchen2lutcshen2lutscchen1lutscehn2lutschenn1lutschhen1
Edit distance from "lutschen"

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 "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. 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 "lutschen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kasernen#24,011Intrigen#23,998pictures#24,070Hinrunde#23,984

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

minimalen13 variantsNordseite13 variantsHeimreise13 variantsrelativen13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list