Luzifer
[ˈluːt͡sifɛʁ]
The verdict
“Luzifer” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #40,686 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #40,686
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Teufel oder Satan in Anschluss an die lateinische Übersetzung von Jesaja 14,12, wo die gottfeindliche babylonische Weltmacht „Luzifer“ genannt wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Luzifer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈluːt͡sifɛʁ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #40,686 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Luzifer” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Luzifer is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈluːt͡sifɛʁ]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,686 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 generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Luzifer, with forms such as "lluzifer", "luizfer", and "luzfier". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Luzifer, spelled L-U-Z-I-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1der Teufel oder Satan in Anschluss an die lateinische Übersetzung von Jesaja 14,12, wo die gottfeindliche babylonische Weltmacht „Luzifer“ genannt wird
- 2der Morgenstern/ die Venus
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: lluzifer,luizfer,luzfier,luziefr,luziferr,luziffer,luzifre,luzzifer,lzuifer,ulzifer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Luzifer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Luzifer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-U-Z-I-F-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈluːt͡sifɛʁ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.