in der Luft liegen
[ɪn deːɐ̯ ˈlʊft ˈliːɡn̩]
The verdict
“in der Luft liegen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas riecht, duftet, stinkt
Corpus desk
Index DE-in-der-luft-liegen · in der Luft liegen · German
in der Luft liegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | in der Luft liegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ɪn deːɐ̯ ˈlʊft ˈliːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „in der Luft liegen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
in der Luft liegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ɪn deːɐ̯ ˈlʊft ˈliːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for in der Luft liegen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is in der Luft liegen, spelled I-N- -D-E-R- -L-U-F-T- -L-I-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas riecht, duftet, stinkt
- 2erwarten/wahrnehmen/spüren, dass etwas (meist Negatives) passieren wird; Gefühl, dass unter vielen Menschen verbreitet ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how in der Luft liegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Tische waren gedeckt, Kaffeeduft lag in der Luft.“
„Der Duft von frisch geröstetem Kaffee lag in der Luft, wenn Johann Sebastian Bach im Zimmermannschen Kaffeehaus in Leipzig das Collegium Musicum dirigierte.“
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.