löchrig

[ˈlœçʁɪç]

/[ˈlœçʁɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“löchrig” is uncommon German (frequency #86,767 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,767
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (zahlreiche) Löcher aufweisend, mit Löchern versehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-lochrig · löchrig · German

löchrig · rank #86,767 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,767
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lärmbelastung

Nearest frequency peer: Lärmbelastung (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „löchrig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „löchrig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for löchrig
PropertyValue
Headwordlöchrig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlœçʁɪç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#86,767
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „löchrig“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).löchrigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lärmbelastung“ (#86,766), „längster“ (#86,765), „Löschwasser“ (#86,769). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „löchrig“ bei #86,767. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

löchrig is uncommon German at frequency #86,767 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlœçʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(zahlreiche) Löcher aufweisend, mit Löchern versehen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for löchrig, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is löchrig, spelled L-Ö-C-H-R-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    (zahlreiche) Löcher aufweisend, mit Löchern versehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dein altes, löchriges Hemd könntest du als Wischlappen verwenden.
  2. Meine löchrigen Strümpfe sollte ich endlich mal entsorgen.

This word in other languages

holey(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "löchrig"?
"löchrig" is spelled L-Ö-C-H-R-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlœçʁɪç].
What does "löchrig" mean?
As an adjective, "löchrig" means: (zahlreiche) Löcher aufweisend, mit Löchern versehen
How do you pronounce "löchrig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "löchrig" is [ˈlœçʁɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "löchrig" come from?
"löchrig" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "löchrig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Melanom#86,793Kurorte#86,725Knittel#86,698Möllers#86,838

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list