Liedchen

[ˈliːtçən]

/[ˈliːtçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Liedchen” is uncommon German (frequency #53,045 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,045
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleines/kurzes Lied

Corpus desk

Index DE-liedchen · Liedchen · German

Liedchen · rank #53,045 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,045
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Liebesgeschic…

Nearest frequency peer: Liebesgeschichten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Liedchen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Liedchen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Liedchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordLiedchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈliːtçən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,045
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Liedchen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Liedchenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Liebesgeschichten“ (#53,044), „Liederbuch“ (#53,046), „Leutkirch“ (#53,042). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Liedchen“ bei #53,045. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Liedchen is uncommon German at frequency #53,045 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈliːtçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleines/kurzes Lied".

No misspelling variants are generated for Liedchen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Liedchen, spelled L-I-E-D-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleines/kurzes Lied

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Liedchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Das Liedchen, das er pfiff, sein Gang, die Geste, mit der er sich den Schnurrbart zwirbelte, alles das empfand Pierre jetzt als Beleidigung.“
  2. „Gar einfach und fein kam das Liedchen aus seiner Fratze heraus, aus seinem verqueren Mund.“

Synonyms

Liedlein

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Liedchen"?
"Liedchen" is spelled L-I-E-D-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈliːtçən].
What does "Liedchen" mean?
As a noun, "Liedchen" means: kleines/kurzes Lied
How do you pronounce "Liedchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Liedchen" is [ˈliːtçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Liedchen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Liedchen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lockeres#53,050machende#53,059Madrider#53,060Maurizio#53,068

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list