Lippenbekenntnis
German, noun[ˈlɪpm̩bəˌkɛntnɪs]
Lippenbekenntnis is spelled L-I-P-P-E-N-B-E-K-E-N-N-T-N-I-S (16 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 115,169th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lippenbekenntnis is a German neuter noun meaning “lip service” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemandes Aussage, die etwas verspricht, was der in Wirklichkeit gar nicht umsetzen möchte”.
What does Lippenbekenntnis mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterlip service
ein Lippenbekenntnis ablegen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemandes Aussage, die etwas verspricht, was der in Wirklichkeit gar nicht umsetzen möchte
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 Lippenbekenntnis
- Lippenbekenntnisses genitive
- Lippenbekenntnisse plural
- Lippenbekenntnissen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lippenbekenntnis?
- [ˈlɪpm̩bəˌkɛntnɪs]
- [ˈlɪpənbəˌkɛntnɪs]
- [ˈlɪpn̩bəˌkɛntnɪs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Lippenbekenntnis in German?
Lippenbekenntnis appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).