Which to use
“lieg” and “liegen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,786
- “lieg” frequency rank
- #548
- “liegen” frequency rank
- 35334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lieg | liegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs liegen | eine mehr oder weniger horizontal ausgerichtete Lage einnehmen |
Where the eye mixes lieg and liegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lieg vs liegen
A purely visual mix-up. lieg ([liːk]) and liegen ([ˈliːɡn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “lieg” sits inside “liegen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lieg is recorded at frequency rank #34,786, classified as averb, pronounced [liːk]. liegen is at rank #548, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈliːɡn̩].
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 35334, this pair ranks #1,642,483 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lieg vs liegen
Shared letters: egil. Private to "lieg": -. Private to "liegen": n.
"lieg" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "liegen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lieg" and "liegen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lieg" or "liegen"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lieg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "liegen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,642,483 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lieg" and "liegen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lees vs lieg". 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 #1,642,483 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.