links
German, adverb
links is spelled L-I-N-K-S (5 letters) and appears 126 times per million words in written German, the 692nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Links is a German adverb meaning “on the left” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Links is a different word: “plural of Link”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “seitlich auf jener Seite, wo die meisten Menschen ihr Herz haben und schlagen spüren können”.
What does links mean in English?
adverb
- 1
on the left
Siehst du das Auto links?
- 2
to the left
An der nächsten Ampel links abbiegen.
- 3
inside out
links verbügeln
noun
- 1
masculineplural of Link
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. seitlich auf jener Seite, wo die meisten Menschen ihr Herz haben und schlagen spüren können 2. zum politisch linken Spektrum gehörend, welches von der Gleichheit der Menschen ausgeht 3. die Innenseite nach außen gekehrt
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 links
- l. alternative abbreviation
- li. alternative abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to links
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is links in German?
links appears 126 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).