mehrlagig

[ˈmeːɐ̯ˌlaːɡɪç]

/[ˈmeːɐ̯ˌlaːɡɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“mehrlagig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus mehreren Lagen bestehend; mehrere Lagen aufweisend

Corpus desk

Index DE-mehrlagig · mehrlagig · German

mehrlagig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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.

Key facts for mehrlagig
PropertyValue
Headwordmehrlagig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmeːɐ̯ˌlaːɡɪç]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „mehrlagig“ im Deutschen

mehrlagigliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mehrlagig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌlaːɡɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus mehreren Lagen bestehend; mehrere Lagen aufweisend".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mehrlagig, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is mehrlagig, spelled M-E-H-R-L-A-G-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus mehreren Lagen bestehend; mehrere Lagen aufweisend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mehrlagig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Wände bestehen aus Trockenmauern, die noch mehrlagig erhalten sind, an einer Seite sind große Steine senkrecht in den Boden gesetzt und mit kleinen Steinen verkeilt worden.“
  2. „Werden bei herkömmlichen, mehrlagigen Heizkörpern alle Platten parallel durchströmt, verfügt der Therm X2 über eine serielle Durchströmung.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mehrlagig"?
"mehrlagig" is spelled M-E-H-R-L-A-G-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌlaːɡɪç].
What does "mehrlagig" mean?
As an adjective, "mehrlagig" means: aus mehreren Lagen bestehend; mehrere Lagen aufweisend
How do you pronounce "mehrlagig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mehrlagig" is [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌlaːɡɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mehrlagig" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list