ledig
German, adjective/ˈleːdɪç/
ledig is spelled L-E-D-I-G (5 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 27,235th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ledig is a German adjective meaning “unmarried” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “noch nie verheiratet”.
What does ledig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
unmarried
- 2
never having been married
- 3
free; rid
aller Sorgen ledig
- 4
archaicborn out of wedlock
- 5
archaicempty
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. noch nie verheiratet 2. frei, ledig einer Sache ledig: frei von einer Sache, unbehindert von einer Sache 3. (von einem Kind) unehelich 4. in Bezug auf einen Wappenschild: frei von einer Wappenfigur
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ledig
- lediger masculine nominative singular
- am ledigsten superlative
- ledige feminine nominative singular
- lediges neuter nominative singular
- ledigen genitive masculine singular
- ledigem dative masculine singular
- der ledige definite includes-article masculine
- die ledige definite feminine includes-article
- das ledige definite includes-article neuter
- die ledigen definite includes-article nominative
- des ledigen definite genitive includes-article
- der ledigen definite feminine genitive
- dem ledigen dative definite includes-article
- led. abbreviation
- ld. abbreviation
- lg. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ledig?
- /ˈleːdɪç/
- /ˈleːdɪk/
- [ˈleːdɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ledig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ledig in German?
ledig appears 1.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).