Which to use
“lieg” is a verb and “long” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,786
- “lieg” frequency rank
- #6,559
- “long” frequency rank
- 41345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lieg | long |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs liegen | Schiff |
Letter map: lieg vs long
Shared letters muted; letters that set lieg and long apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - lieg and long
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lieg is averb and longanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41345, 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]. long is at rank #6,559, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 41345, this pair ranks #1,482,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lieg vs long
Shared letters: gl. Private to "lieg": ei. Private to "long": no.
"lieg" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "long" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lieg" for "long" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lieg" vs "long" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "lieg" and "long".
- Full dictionary entry for "lieg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "long" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,482,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lieg" and "long" 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 #1,482,233 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.