Lug und Trug
[ˈluːk ʊnt ˈtʁuːk]
The verdict
“Lug und Trug” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, das die Wahrheit bewusst verschleiern und in die Irre führen soll
Corpus desk
Index DE-lug-und-trug · Lug und Trug · German
Lug und Trug · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Lug und Trug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈluːk ʊnt ˈtʁuːk] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lug und Trug“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lug und Trug is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈluːk ʊnt ˈtʁuːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas, das die Wahrheit bewusst verschleiern und in die Irre führen soll".
No misspelling variants are generated for Lug und Trug in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Lug und Trug, spelled L-U-G- -U-N-D- -T-R-U-G.
Definition
- 1etwas, das die Wahrheit bewusst verschleiern und in die Irre führen soll
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lug und Trug appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Glaub denen kein Wort, das ist doch alles Lug und Trug!
„Und jetzt, nach dieser einen Woche in Warschau, war er so tief in Lug und Trug verstrickt, daß er keinen Ausweg mehr sah.“
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.