Luzon
[luˈsɔn]
The verdict
“Luzon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - größte, nördlich gelegene Insel der Philippinen
Corpus desk
Index DE-luzon · Luzon · German
Luzon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Luzon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [luˈsɔn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Luzon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Luzon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [luˈsɔn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "größte, nördlich gelegene Insel der Philippinen".
No misspelling variants are generated for Luzon in our 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Luzon, spelled L-U-Z-O-N.
Definition
- 1größte, nördlich gelegene Insel der Philippinen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Luzon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Basislager befand sich in einer Provinzstadt im Norden der Insel Luzon, in der Cordillera Central, die das Truong-Son-Gebirge darstellen sollte, das Vietnam von Laos trennte.“
„›Ich war nicht in Korea‹, sagte der große Mann, ›ich war auf Guadalcanal und Luzon. Und da gab's keine Nigger.‹“
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.