Which to use
“lieg” and “lire” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,786
- “lieg” frequency rank
- #38,882
- “lire” frequency rank
- 73668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lieg | lire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs liegen | Schriftzeichen, Worte und Texte wahrnehmen, verarbeiten und verstehen |
Where the eye mixes lieg and lire
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lieg (CVVC) and lire (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between lieg and lire
A purely visual mix-up. lieg ([liːk]) and lire ([liʁ]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73668, 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]. lire is at rank #38,882, tagged as averb, pronounced [liʁ].
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 73668, this pair ranks #354,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lieg vs lire
Shared letters: eil. Private to "lieg": g. Private to "lire": r.
"lieg" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "lire" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lieg" for "lire" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "lieg" or "lire" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lieg" and "lire" 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 "lire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #354,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lieg" and "lire" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lame vs lire". 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 #354,065 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.