auf der Lauer liegen
[aʊ̯f deːɐ̯ ˈlaʊ̯ɐ ˈliːɡn̩]
The verdict
“auf der Lauer 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
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einem Hinterhalt warten; versteckt warten, um jemanden zu überlisten
Corpus desk
Index DE-auf-der-lauer-liegen · auf der Lauer liegen · German
auf der Lauer liegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-9 9 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 Lauer liegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [aʊ̯f deːɐ̯ ˈlaʊ̯ɐ ˈliːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „auf der Lauer liegen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
auf der Lauer liegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [aʊ̯f deːɐ̯ ˈlaʊ̯ɐ ˈliːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in einem Hinterhalt warten; versteckt warten, um jemanden zu überlisten".
Zero misspellings are on record for auf der Lauer liegen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is auf der Lauer liegen, spelled A-U-F- -D-E-R- -L-A-U-E-R- -L-I-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1in einem Hinterhalt warten; versteckt warten, um jemanden zu überlisten
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how auf der Lauer liegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In diesem Engpass könnten gegnerische Kämpfer auf der Lauer liegen.
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.