Which to use
“liegend” and “liegenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,425
- “liegend” frequency rank
- #5,008
- “liegenden” frequency rank
- 18433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | liegend | liegenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in liegendem Zustand verharrend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs liegend |
Where the eye mixes liegend and liegenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. liegend runs 7 letters (CVVCVCC) against liegenden's 9 (CVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between liegend and liegenden
A purely visual mix-up. liegend ([ˈliːɡn̩t]) and liegenden ([ˈliːɡn̩dən]) 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) - “liegend” sits inside “liegenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
liegend is recorded at frequency rank #13,425, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈliːɡn̩t]. liegenden is at rank #5,008, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈliːɡn̩dən].
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 18433, this pair ranks #1,918,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of liegend vs liegenden
Shared letters: degiln. Private to "liegend": -. Private to "liegenden": -.
"liegend" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "liegenden" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "liegend" and "liegenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "liegend" or "liegenden" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "liegend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "liegenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,918,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "liegend" and "liegenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liegend vs liegender". 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 #1,918,268 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.