links liegen lassen
[lɪŋks ˈliːɡn̩ ˌlasn̩]
The verdict
“links liegen lassen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemanden oder etwas mit Absicht nicht beachten
| 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) |
Where “links liegen lassen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for links liegen lassen is 19 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [lɪŋks ˈliːɡn̩ ˌlasn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-I-N-K-S- -L-I-E-G-E-N- -L-A-S-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.