Luxembourgish languageOnline dictionary publishes list of top 20 most-searched words

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In mid-November 2019, the new completed Luxembourgish spelling became effective, affecting 1% of words found on the Luxembourgish Online Dictionary (LOD).

LOD has now published the list of the top 20 most-searched words since the reform, which are:

1) zimmlech (rather)
2) wannechgelift (please)
3) ieren (to make a mistake)
4) gemeinsam (common, shared)
5) opmierksam (attentive)
6) stuer (stubborn)
7) Ekipp (team)
8) puer (pure, complete)
9) trauereg (sad, unhappy)
10) Bier (pear/lightbulb/nut)
11) Flughafen (airport)
12) well (because/as)
13) Spuer (trace)
14) Stier (forehead)
15) änlech (similar)
16) Fürerschäin (driver's license)
17) entweeder  (either or)
18) üblech (customary, usual)
19) Fernsee (TV)
20) Reiefolleg (order, sequence)

These top 20 words show that people searching the online dictionary have shown an interest for the 'r' rule, which puts 'i' or 'u' before 'r'.

A total of six words (ieren, stuer, puer, Bier, Spuer, and Stier) ended up in the top 20. The words are interesting, as the reform has changed the way of writing these words.

Linguistics: New rules introduced for Luxembourgish language as of NovemberFurther details can be found on 

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