Liger
[ˈliːɡɐ]
The verdict
“Liger” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus der Kreuzung eines männlichen Löwen mit einer Tigerin entstandener Hybride
Corpus desk
Index DE-liger · Liger · German
Liger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | Liger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈliːɡɐ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Liger“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Liger is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈliːɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus der Kreuzung eines männlichen Löwen mit einer Tigerin entstandener Hybride".
Liger doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Liger, spelled L-I-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1aus der Kreuzung eines männlichen Löwen mit einer Tigerin entstandener Hybride
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Liger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Liger sind die Größten der Großkatzen. Sie können über 680 kg wiegen, und eine Höhe von 4 m erreichen, wenn sie sich auf ihre Hinterbeine stellen.“
Antonyms
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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.