Which to use
“liebst” and “liegst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,237
- “liebst” frequency rank
- #14,624
- “liegst” frequency rank
- 23861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | liebst | liegst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lieben | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs liegen |
Where the eye mixes liebst and liegst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. liebst and liegst follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between liebst and liegst
A purely visual mix-up. liebst ([liːpst]) and liegst ([liːkst]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - b in “liebst” becomes g in “liegst”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23861, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
liebst is recorded at frequency rank #9,237, classified as averb, pronounced [liːpst]. liegst is at rank #14,624, tagged as averb, pronounced [liːkst].
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 23861, this pair ranks #1,855,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of liebst vs liegst
Shared letters: eilst. Private to "liebst": b. Private to "liegst": g.
"liebst" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "liegst" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "liebst" for "liegst" ever safe?
Which is more common, "liebst" or "liegst"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "liebst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "liegst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,855,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "liebst" and "liegst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Legat vs liegst". 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 #1,855,625 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.