Notlüge
German, noun[ˈnoːtˌlyːɡə]
Notlüge is spelled N-O-T-L-Ü-G-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 140,468th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Notlüge is a German feminine noun meaning “a harmless or trivial lie, especially one told to avoid hurting someone's feelings; white lie” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Falschaussage zum eigenen Vorteil, meist ohne böse Absicht”.
What does Notlüge mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea harmless or trivial lie, especially one told to avoid hurting someone's feelings; white lie
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Falschaussage zum eigenen Vorteil, meist ohne böse Absicht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Notlüge
- Notlügen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Notlüge?
- [ˈnoːtˌlyːɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Notlüge in German?
Notlüge appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).