auf der Hand liegen
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The verdict
“auf der Hand liegen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - offensichtlich sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-auf-der-hand-liegen · auf der Hand liegen · German
auf der Hand liegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auf der Hand liegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „auf der Hand liegen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
auf der Hand liegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "offensichtlich sein".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for auf der Hand liegen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is auf der Hand liegen, spelled A-U-F- -D-E-R- -H-A-N-D- -L-I-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1offensichtlich sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how auf der Hand liegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wie konnte das übersehen werden? Das liegt doch auf der Hand!
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.