Which to use
“legst” and “liegt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,645
- “legst” frequency rank
- #261
- “liegt” frequency rank
- 17906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | legst | liegt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs legen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs liegen |
Where the eye mixes legst and liegt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between legst and liegt
A purely visual mix-up. legst ([leːkst]) and liegt ([liːkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17906, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
legst is recorded at frequency rank #17,645, classified as averb, pronounced [leːkst]. liegt is at rank #261, tagged as averb, pronounced [liːkt].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17906, this pair ranks #1,923,188 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of legst vs liegt
Shared letters: eglt. Private to "legst": s. Private to "liegt": i.
"legst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "liegt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "legst" and "liegt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "legst" vs "liegt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "legst" and "liegt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "legst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "liegt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,923,188 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "legst" and "liegt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lees vs legst". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,923,188 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.