lijken
\lɛj.kə:\
The verdict
“lijken” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ressembler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lijken · lijken · French
lijken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | lijken |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \lɛj.kə:\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « lijken » en français
Rare enough to double-check
lijken is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \lɛj.kə:\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
lijken doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lijken, spelled L-I-J-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Ressembler.
- 2Paraître, sembler.
- 3Convenir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lijken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
hij lijkt op zijn vader
hij lijkt moe te zijn
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.