Lügengeschichte
German, noun[ˈlyːɡn̩ɡəˌʃɪçtə]
Lügengeschichte is spelled L-Ü-G-E-N-G-E-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E (15 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 130,853rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lügengeschichte is a German feminine noun meaning “cock-and-bull story (fanciful story)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unwahre, erlogene Geschichte”.
What does Lügengeschichte mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecock-and-bull story (fanciful story)
- 2
feminineporkies; whopper (a lie, especially an elaborate but implausible one)
Erzähl mir keine Lügengeschichten!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. unwahre, erlogene Geschichte
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 Lügengeschichte
- Lügengeschichten plural
- Lügengeschichtchen diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lügengeschichte?
- [ˈlyːɡn̩ɡəˌʃɪçtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Lügengeschichte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Lügengeschichte in German?
Lügengeschichte appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).