Lage

[ˈlaːɡə]

/[ˈlaːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lage” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #584 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#584
frequency rank, German
4
letters
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stelle, an der etwas liegt

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Lage vs le
25% similar
Lage vs LG
25% similar
Lage vs las
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Lage
PropertyValue
HeadwordLage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaːɡə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#584
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Lage” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Lage lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Lage is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlaːɡə]. Corpus data places it at rank #584 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 14 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lage, with forms such as "alge", "laeg", and "lagge". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "le", "LG", "las", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Lage, spelled L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stelle, an der etwas liegt
  2. 2
    Art, wie etwas liegt
  3. 3
    Stellung, in der man den gegnerischen Angriff erwartet
  4. 4
    Schicht von Gegenständen über oder unter einer anderen
  5. 5
    momentane Umstände/Verhältnisse
  6. 6
    Bereich einer Stimme oder Tonhöhe
  7. 7
    Teil des Notenumfangs
  8. 8
    (meist Plural) kurz für Lagenschwimmen, eine Kombination aus verschiedenen Schwimmstilen
  9. 9
    den einzelnen aus mehreren (oft acht) gefalzten und ineinandergelegten Papierblättern bestehenden, zum Binden vorgesehenen Teil eines Buches
  10. 10
    Lage der linken Hand auf dem Griffbrett bei Streich- und Zupfinstrumenten
  11. 11
    enggefasste, geografische Herkunftsbezeichnung für einen Wein, im Allgemeinen im Sinne einer Einzellage verwendet
  12. 12
    Getränke für eine beisammensitzende Menschengruppe
  13. 13
    abgrenzbare Gesteinsschicht
  14. 14
    abgrenzbare Ablagerungsschicht

Synonyms

PositionStelleSchichtSachlageSituationZustandRiedRiedeRundeBankGesteinsschichtHorizontSchichtSchichtungFundhorizontGrabungshorizontGrabungsschichtHorizontSchicht

This word in other languages

location(English)sitio(Español)site(Français)local(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: alge,laeg,lagge,lgae,llage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lage - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

alge2laeg2lagge1lgae2llage1
Edit distance from "Lage"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lage"?
"Lage" is spelled L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaːɡə].
What does "Lage" mean?
As a noun, "Lage" means: Stelle, an der etwas liegt
What words are commonly confused with "Lage"?
"Lage" is commonly confused with "le", "LG", "las". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lage" is [ˈlaːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lage" come from?
"Lage" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Lage”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is L-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlaːɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “le” - see the side-by-side comparison. Lage vs le
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list