anlügen
[ˈanˌlyːɡn̩]
The verdict
“anlügen” is uncommon German (frequency #59,426 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,426
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemandem bewusst die Unwahrheit sagen
Corpus desk
Index DE-anlugen · anlügen · German
anlügen · rank #59,426 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,426
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 113,935
- PHOTO-FINISH ankommende
Nearest frequency peer: ankommende (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “anlügen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Anhäufung
Anhäufung
40,578 corpus weight
- Anklam
Anklam
40,577 corpus weight
- ankommende
ankommende
40,576 corpus weight
- anlügen
anlügen
40,575 corpus weight
- Anmeldeschl…
Anmeldeschluss
40,574 corpus weight
- anonymes
anonymes
40,573 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “anlügen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anlügen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌlyːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #59,426 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “anlügen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
anlügen is uncommon German at frequency #59,426 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌlyːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemandem bewusst die Unwahrheit sagen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for anlügen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 anlügen, spelled A-N-L-Ü-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem bewusst die Unwahrheit sagen
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "anlügen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.