lingual
[lɪŋˈɡu̯aːl]
The verdict
“lingual” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Zunge betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-lingual · lingual · German
lingual · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lingual |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [lɪŋˈɡu̯aːl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „lingual“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
lingual is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [lɪŋˈɡu̯aːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Zunge betreffend".
lingual doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is lingual, spelled L-I-N-G-U-A-L.
Definition
- 1die Zunge betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lingual appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Oberkiefer stehen die Kronen zervikal lingualer als im Unterkiefer.“
„Verbindet man jedoch die lingualsten Punkte der Zahnflächen, so erhält man eine Bogenform, die in der Front halbkreisförmig und im Seitenzahngebiet relativ gerade verläuft.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.