Luzerne

[ˌluˈt͡sɛʁnə]

/[ˌluˈt͡sɛʁnə]/ noun

The verdict

“Luzerne” 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) - eine Nutzpflanze aus der Familie der Hülsenfrüchtler

Corpus desk

Index DE-luzerne · Luzerne · German

Luzerne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for Luzerne
PropertyValue
HeadwordLuzerne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌluˈt͡sɛʁnə]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Luzerne“ im Deutschen

Luzerneliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Luzerne is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌluˈt͡sɛʁnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Nutzpflanze aus der Familie der Hülsenfrüchtler".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Luzerne, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Luzerne, spelled L-U-Z-E-R-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Nutzpflanze aus der Familie der Hülsenfrüchtler

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Luzerne (Medicago sativa) findet auch als Pferdefutter Verwendung.

Synonyms

AlfalfaMedicago sativa

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Luzerne"?
"Luzerne" is spelled L-U-Z-E-R-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌluˈt͡sɛʁnə].
What does "Luzerne" mean?
As a noun, "Luzerne" means: eine Nutzpflanze aus der Familie der Hülsenfrüchtler
How do you pronounce "Luzerne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Luzerne" is [ˌluˈt͡sɛʁnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Luzerne" come from?
"Luzerne" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list