links liegen lassen
[lɪŋks ˈliːɡn̩ ˌlasn̩]
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | links liegen lassen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [lɪŋks ˈliːɡn̩ ˌlasn̩] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „links liegen lassen“ im Deutschen
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
- 1jemanden oder etwas mit Absicht nicht beachten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how links liegen lassen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Nachdem wir uns getrennt hatten ließ sie mich einfach links liegen, ich war geradezu Luft für sie!"
"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.