Which to use
“lieg” and “liken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,786
- “lieg” frequency rank
- #39,513
- “liken” frequency rank
- 74299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lieg | liken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs liegen | etwas nach seinem Geschmack finden, Wohlgefallen an etwas finden; jemanden leiden mögen |
Where the eye mixes lieg and liken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lieg runs 4 letters (CVVC) against liken's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lieg vs liken
A purely visual mix-up. lieg ([liːk]) and liken ([ˈlaɪ̯kn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74299, 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]. liken is at rank #39,513, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯kn̩].
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 74299, this pair ranks #337,105 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lieg vs liken
Shared letters: eil. Private to "lieg": g. Private to "liken": kn.
"lieg" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "liken" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lieg" and "liken" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lieg" or "liken"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lieg" and "liken" 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 "liken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #337,105 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lieg" and "liken" 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 #337,105 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.