Lübeck

\ly.bɛk\

/\ly.bɛk\/ name

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The verdict

“Lübeck” is uncommon French (frequency #89,885 among 2,567 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,885
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville, commune et arrondissement d’Allemagne, située dans le Schleswig-Holstein.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lubeck · Lübeck · French

Lübeck · rank #89,885 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,885
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lévites

Nearest frequency peer: lévites (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Lübeck »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Lübeck » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lübeck
PropertyValue
HeadwordLübeck
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ly.bɛk\
Letters6
Frequency rank#89,885
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Lübeck » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Lübecktombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « lévites » (#89,884), « machiavélisme » (#89,886), « Léopoldine » (#89,883). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Lübeck » est au #89,885. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lübeck is uncommon French at frequency #89,885 among 2,567 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ly.bɛk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ville, commune et arrondissement d’Allemagne, située dans le Schleswig-Holstein.".

Lübeck has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Lübeck, spelled L-Ü-B-E-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ville, commune et arrondissement d’Allemagne, située dans le Schleswig-Holstein.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Par-dessus l’autre bord du navire, j’aperçus, vivement éclairée par l’incendie, la falaise abrupte qui descend vers Lübeck.

This word in other languages

Lübeck(English)Lübeck(Deutsch)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lübeck"?
"Lübeck" is spelled L-Ü-B-E-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is \ly.bɛk\.
What does "Lübeck" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lübeck" means: Ville, commune et arrondissement d’Allemagne, située dans le Schleswig-Holstein.
How do you pronounce "Lübeck"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lübeck" is \ly.bɛk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lübeck" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lübeck", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

madara#89,887Ladakh#89,857misait#89,931mohair#89,937

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list