Lügenmärchen
[ˈlyːɡn̩ˌmɛːɐ̯çən]
The verdict
“Lügenmärchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Geschichte, die etwas Unangenehmes/Unerklärliches auf eine erfundene/erlogene Art und Weise erklärt, die dem Erzähler hoffentlich keine Nachteile bereitet
Corpus desk
Index DE-lugenmarchen · Lügenmärchen · German
Lügenmärchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Lügenmärchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlyːɡn̩ˌmɛːɐ̯çən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Lügenmärchen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
Lügenmärchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlyːɡn̩ˌmɛːɐ̯çən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Geschichte, die etwas Unangenehmes/Unerklärliches auf eine erfundene/erlogene Art und Weise erklärt, die dem Erzähler hoffentlich keine Nachteile bereitet".
No misspelling variants are generated for Lügenmärchen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Lügenmärchen, spelled L-Ü-G-E-N-M-Ä-R-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Geschichte, die etwas Unangenehmes/Unerklärliches auf eine erfundene/erlogene Art und Weise erklärt, die dem Erzähler hoffentlich keine Nachteile bereitet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Lügenmärchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du musst mir hier keine Lügenmärchen auftischen! Sag einfach, wo du warst und gut ist es.
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.
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