-linge
German, suffix[lɛ̃ːʒ]
-linge is spelled L-I-N-G-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 95,383rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). -linge is a German suffix meaning “nominative/genitive/accusative plural of -ling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does -linge mean in English?
suffix
- 1
nominative/genitive/accusative plural of -ling
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Wäsche
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce -linge?
- [lɛ̃ːʒ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is -linge in German?
-linge appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).