linge

[lɛ̃ʒ]

/[lɛ̃ʒ]/ noun

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The verdict

“linge” is uncommon German (frequency #95,912 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,912
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tuch

Corpus desk

Index DE-linge · linge · German

linge · rank #95,912 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,912
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH linksextremis…

Nearest frequency peer: linksextremistischen (+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 „linge“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for linge
PropertyValue
Headwordlinge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lɛ̃ʒ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#95,912
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „linge“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.lingefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „linksextremistischen“ (#95,913), „linksgerichtete“ (#95,914), „liebäugeln“ (#95,909). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „linge“ bei #95,912. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

linge is uncommon German at frequency #95,912 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [lɛ̃ʒ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tuch".

No generated misspelling entries exist for linge in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented 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 linge, spelled L-I-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tuch

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

libra#95,904Köppe#95,864Käser#95,862mosse#95,985

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list