Lage

[ˈlaːɡə]

/[ˈlaːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lage” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #584. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#584
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stelle, an der etwas liegt

Corpus desk

Index DE-lage · Lage · German

Lage · rank #584 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #584
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Krieg

Nearest frequency peer: Krieg (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Lage”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Lage” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

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)

Wo “Lage” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Lageliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Krieg“ (#583), „läuft“ (#585), „Hause“ (#582). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Lage (IPA [ˈlaːɡə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #584 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 14 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Lage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Günstig wäre eine Lage der Wohnung in der Nähe einer Bushaltestelle.
  2. Die Lage der Fässer ist instabil.

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

voll#591wann#592Ziel#576sehe#573

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

raus5 variantsfrei5 variantsForm5 variantsName5 variants

What to do next

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  • "Lage" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "le". View pair
  • 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #584 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "L" letter cohort. L–Z browse

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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