Linnich
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The verdict
“Linnich” is uncommon German (frequency #73,754 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,754
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Corpus desk
Index DE-linnich · Linnich · German
Linnich · rank #73,754 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,754
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH Lingerie
Nearest frequency peer: Lingerie (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Linnich”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Lieblingsfi…
Lieblingsfilme
26,253 corpus weight
- Lingerie
Lingerie
26,248 corpus weight
- Linnich
Linnich
26,247 corpus weight
- lobpreis
lobpreis
26,245 corpus weight
- Loipe
Loipe
26,244 corpus weight
- loved
loved
26,242 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Linnich” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Linnich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #73,754 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Linnich” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
Linnich is uncommon German at frequency #73,754 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland".
Zero misspellings are on record for Linnich in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Linnich, spelled L-I-N-N-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Linnich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Linnich liegt im Westen Deutschlands.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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