Lüstling
[ˈlʏstlɪŋ]
The verdict
“Lüstling” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mann, der sich über das normale Maß hinaus geschlechtlichen Begierden hingibt, unter Umständen bis dahin, Frauen deretwegen sogar sexuell zu belästigen
Corpus desk
Index DE-lustling · Lüstling · German
Lüstling · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Lüstling |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlʏstlɪŋ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lüstling“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lüstling is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlʏstlɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mann, der sich über das normale Maß hinaus geschlechtlichen Begierden hingibt, unter Umständen bis dahin, Frauen deretwegen sogar sexuell zu belästigen".
Lüstling doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 Lüstling, spelled L-Ü-S-T-L-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Mann, der sich über das normale Maß hinaus geschlechtlichen Begierden hingibt, unter Umständen bis dahin, Frauen deretwegen sogar sexuell zu belästigen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lüstling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dieser Lüstling hat mir vorhin an den Hintern gefasst!“
„Das letzte, was ich wollte, war wieder ein Cousin Eli in meinem Leben, wieder ein Lüstling vor Ort, der mich drängte, an seinen sinnlichen Freuden teilzuhaben.“
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.