beiliegen
German, verb[ˈbaɪ̯ˌliːɡn̩]
beiliegen is spelled B-E-I-L-I-E-G-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 192,441st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Beiliegen is a German verb meaning “to accompany (e.g. a letter, a package)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in einem Konvolut ebenfalls vorhanden sein”.
What does beiliegen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to accompany (e.g. a letter, a package)
- 2
to have sex with, to lie with
- 3
to remain in a stable position despite the wind
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. in einem Konvolut ebenfalls vorhanden sein 2. Geschlechtsverkehr haben 3. trotz Wind in einer stabilen Position verbleiben
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of beiliegen
- liegt bei present singular third-person
- lag bei past
- beigelegen participle past
- läge bei past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- sein auxiliary
- 5 strong
- haben or sein auxiliary
- beiliegend participle present
- beizuliegen infinitive infinitive-zu
- liege bei first-person indicative present
- liegen bei first-person indicative plural
- liegst bei indicative present second-person
- liegest bei second-person singular subjunctive
- lieget bei plural second-person subjunctive
- lagen bei first-person indicative plural
- lägen bei first-person plural subjunctive
- lagst bei indicative preterite second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce beiliegen?
- [ˈbaɪ̯ˌliːɡn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is beiliegen in German?
beiliegen appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).