Which to use
“lieg” and “liegt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,786
- “lieg” frequency rank
- #261
- “liegt” frequency rank
- 35047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lieg | liegt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs liegen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs liegen |
Where the eye mixes lieg and liegt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lieg with liegt
A purely visual mix-up. lieg ([liːk]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “lieg” sits inside “liegt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35047, 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]. 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 35047, this pair ranks #1,649,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lieg vs liegt
Shared letters: egil. Private to "lieg": -. Private to "liegt": t.
"lieg" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "liegt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lieg" and "liegt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lieg" or "liegt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lieg" and "liegt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lieg" 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 #1,649,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lieg" and "liegt" 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 #1,649,307 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.