# lingua

> German word · Noun · IPA [ˈliŋɡwa] · frequency rank #41,970

## Definitions
1. die Zunge
2. System von Wörtern und Regeln, welches der Kommunikation dient; die Sprache

## Easily confused with
- **Linux** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/lingua-vs-linux)
- **Linus** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/lingua-vs-linus)
- **liga** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/liga-vs-lingua)
- **Lingen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/lingen-vs-lingua)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ilngua`, `lignua`, `lingau`, `linggua`, `linngua`, `linuga`, `llingua`, `lnigua`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/lingua