auf der Lauer liegen
[aʊ̯f deːɐ̯ ˈlaʊ̯ɐ ˈliːɡn̩]
The verdict
“auf der Lauer liegen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in einem Hinterhalt warten; versteckt warten, um jemanden zu überlisten
| 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) |
Where “auf der Lauer liegen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for auf der Lauer liegen is 20 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aʊ̯f deːɐ̯ ˈlaʊ̯ɐ ˈliːɡn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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.
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Using “auf der Lauer liegen”
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- The one correct German spelling is A-U-F- -D-E-R- -L-A-U-E-R- -L-I-E-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aʊ̯f deːɐ̯ ˈlaʊ̯ɐ ˈliːɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.