lügst

[lyːkst]

/[lyːkst]/ verb

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The verdict

“lügst” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,489. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,489
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lügen

Corpus desk

Index DE-lugst · lügst · German

lügst · rank #36,489 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,489
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH lung

Nearest frequency peer: lung (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „lügst“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „lügst“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lügst vs Lust
40% similar
lügst vs lügt
80% similar
lügst vs luis
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lügst
PropertyValue
Headwordlügst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[lyːkst]
Letters5
Frequency rank#36,489
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „lügst“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).lügstliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „lung“ (#36,488), „Machtverhältnisse“ (#36,490), „Mangelware“ (#36,492). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lügst“ bei #36,489. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around lügst (IPA [lyːkst]), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,489 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lügen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for lügst, with forms such as "lgüst", "llügst", and "lüggst". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Lust", "lügt", "luis", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is lügst, spelled L-Ü-G-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lügen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lgüst
  • llügst
  • lüggst
  • lügsst
  • lügstt
  • lügts
  • lüsgt
  • ülgst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lügst - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

lgüst2llügst1lüggst1lügsst1lügstt1lügts2lüsgt2ülgst2
Edit distance from "lügst"

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 "lügst"?
"lügst" is spelled L-Ü-G-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [lyːkst].
What does "lügst" mean?
As a verb, "lügst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lügen
What words are commonly confused with "lügst"?
"lügst" is commonly confused with "Lust", "lügt", "luis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lügst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lügst" is [lyːkst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lügst" come from?
"lügst" 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 "lügst", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Limes#36,483Monet#36,506moose#36,508laber#36,469

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

lautem8 variantsnotice8 variantsOsiris8 variantsJacky8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list