Lingerie
German, noun/lɛ̃.ʒə.ˈʁiː/
Lingerie is spelled L-I-N-G-E-R-I-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 73,335th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lingerie is a German feminine noun meaning “lingerie” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Unterwäsche, Reizwäsche”.
What does Lingerie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelingerie
- 2
Switzerlandfemininelaundry
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Unterwäsche, Reizwäsche 2. Wäschekammer 3. Wäscherei als Abteilung in einem größeren Unternehmen 4. Wäschegeschäft
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Lingerie
- Lingerien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lingerie?
- /lɛ̃.ʒə.ˈʁiː/
- /lɛ̃ʒ.ˈʁiː/
- [lɛ̃ʒəˈʁiː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Lingerie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Lingerie in German?
Lingerie appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).