Lüge
\ˈly:.ɡə\
The verdict
“Lüge” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mensonge.
Corpus desk
Index FR-luge · Lüge · French
Lüge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 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 | Lüge |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈly:.ɡə\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Lüge » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Lüge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈly:.ɡə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mensonge.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Lüge in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Lüge, spelled L-Ü-G-E.
Definition
- 1Mensonge.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lüge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Politiker in Deutschland werden vielfach beschuldigt, dass ihre Aussagen eine einzige Lüge seien.
Die überraschenden und zu Recht bewunderten Erfolge der ukrainischen Streitkräfte und der Zivilgesellschaft lösen wütende Reaktionen und mit Lügen garnierte düstere Drohungen des Kremls aus.
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.