Ligurien

[liˈɡuːʁiən]

/[liˈɡuːʁiən]/ name

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The verdict

“Ligurien” is uncommon German (frequency #72,679 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,679
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - oberitalienische Landschaft und Region am Golf von Genua

Key facts for Ligurien
PropertyValue
HeadwordLigurien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[liˈɡuːʁiən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,679
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ligurien” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Ligurien lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ligurien is uncommon German at frequency #72,679 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [liˈɡuːʁiən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "oberitalienische Landschaft und Region am Golf von Genua".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ligurien, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ligurien, spelled L-I-G-U-R-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    oberitalienische Landschaft und Region am Golf von Genua

This word in other languages

Liguria(English)Ligurie(Français)

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 "Ligurien"?
"Ligurien" is spelled L-I-G-U-R-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [liˈɡuːʁiən].
What does "Ligurien" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ligurien" means: oberitalienische Landschaft und Region am Golf von Genua
How do you pronounce "Ligurien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ligurien" is [liˈɡuːʁiən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ligurien" come from?
"Ligurien" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Ligurien”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is L-I-G-U-R-I-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [liˈɡuːʁiən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list