doppelzüngig
[ˈdɔpl̩ˌt͡sʏŋɪç]
The verdict
“doppelzüngig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht die Wahrheit von sich gebend; einen Sachverhalt gegenüber verschiedenen Personen unterschiedlich darstellend
Corpus desk
Index DE-doppelzungig · doppelzüngig · German
doppelzüngig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | doppelzüngig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈdɔpl̩ˌt͡sʏŋɪç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „doppelzüngig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
doppelzüngig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdɔpl̩ˌt͡sʏŋɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht die Wahrheit von sich gebend; einen Sachverhalt gegenüber verschiedenen Personen unterschiedlich darstellend".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for doppelzüngig, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is doppelzüngig, spelled D-O-P-P-E-L-Z-Ü-N-G-I-G.
Definition
- 1nicht die Wahrheit von sich gebend; einen Sachverhalt gegenüber verschiedenen Personen unterschiedlich darstellend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how doppelzüngig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
So eine doppelzüngige Hexe! Dir sagt sie, alles ist ok und bei mir beschwert sie sich lautstark!
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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.