links liegen lassen

[lɪŋks ˈliːɡn̩ ˌlasn̩]

/[lɪŋks ˈliːɡn̩ ˌlasn̩]/ phrase

The verdict

“links liegen lassen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden oder etwas mit Absicht nicht beachten

Corpus desk

Index DE-links-liegen-lassen · links liegen lassen · German

links liegen lassen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for links liegen lassen
PropertyValue
Headwordlinks liegen lassen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[lɪŋks ˈliːɡn̩ ˌlasn̩]
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „links liegen lassen“ im Deutschen

links liegen lassenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

links liegen lassen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [lɪŋks ˈliːɡn̩ ˌlasn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden oder etwas mit Absicht nicht beachten".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for links liegen lassen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is links liegen lassen, spelled L-I-N-K-S- -L-I-E-G-E-N- -L-A-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden oder etwas mit Absicht nicht beachten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how links liegen lassen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "Nachdem wir uns getrennt hatten ließ sie mich einfach links liegen, ich war geradezu Luft für sie!"
  2. "Als neuer Schüler in eine bestehende Klasse zu kommen ist schwer: Am ersten Tag ließen mich die Mitschüler einfach links liegen."

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "links liegen lassen"?
"links liegen lassen" is spelled L-I-N-K-S- -L-I-E-G-E-N- -L-A-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [lɪŋks ˈliːɡn̩ ˌlasn̩].
What does "links liegen lassen" mean?
As a phrase, "links liegen lassen" means: jemanden oder etwas mit Absicht nicht beachten
How do you pronounce "links liegen lassen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "links liegen lassen" is [lɪŋks ˈliːɡn̩ ˌlasn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "links liegen lassen" come from?
"links liegen lassen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list