lügnerisch
[ˈlyːɡnəʁɪʃ]
The verdict
“lügnerisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Lüge enthaltend, unwahr
Corpus desk
Index DE-lugnerisch · lügnerisch · German
lügnerisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | lügnerisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈlyːɡnəʁɪʃ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „lügnerisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
lügnerisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlyːɡnəʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for lügnerisch, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is lügnerisch, spelled L-Ü-G-N-E-R-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1eine Lüge enthaltend, unwahr
- 2den Hang zu lügen besitzend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lügnerisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es ist also klar, daß dieselbe Rede, wenn ihr Lüge innewohnt, lügnerisch ist; wenn Wahrheit, wahr.
Du weißt, dass du Achilles als wahrhaftig, Odysseus als lügnerisch und verschlagen bezeichnet hast?
This word in other languages
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.