lückenhaft
\ˈlʏkn̩haft\
The verdict
“lückenhaft” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lacuneux, incomplet.
Corpus desk
Index FR-luckenhaft · lückenhaft · French
lückenhaft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lückenhaft |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈlʏkn̩haft\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
lückenhaft is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈlʏkn̩haft\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lacuneux, incomplet.".
Zero misspellings are on record for lückenhaft in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is lückenhaft, spelled L-Ü-C-K-E-N-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1Lacuneux, incomplet.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lückenhaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Geschichte Lanzarotes bis in die jüngere Zeit hinein war also die einer völligen Isolierung; von dieser Geschichte war nichts übrig außer den lückenhaften Schilderungen mancher spanischer Priester, die einige Berichte gehört hatten, bevor sie die Massaker an der lokalen Bevölkerung absegneten.
Antonyms
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.