Lykien
[ˈlyːki̯ən]
The verdict
“Lykien” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - historische Landschaft im südwestlichen Kleinasien
Corpus desk
Index DE-lykien · Lykien · German
Lykien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | Lykien |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈlyːki̯ən] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lykien“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lykien is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈlyːki̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "historische Landschaft im südwestlichen Kleinasien".
Zero misspellings are on record for Lykien in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Lykien, spelled L-Y-K-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1historische Landschaft im südwestlichen Kleinasien
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Lykien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Noch während Römer und Makedonen sich bekämpften, unterwarf er im Jahr 197 v.Chr. einen Teil Lykiens mit der Stadt Xanthos, zog dann weiter nach Westen und Norden, wo er, unter Umgehung der rhodischen und pergamenischen Besitzungen in Kleinasien, Ephesos einnahm.“
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.