lege tiefer

[ˌleːɡə ˈtiːfɐ]

/[ˌleːɡə ˈtiːfɐ]/ verb

The verdict

“lege tiefer” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tieferlegen

Key facts for lege tiefer
PropertyValue
Headwordlege tiefer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌleːɡə ˈtiːfɐ]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lege tiefer” sits in German frequency

lege tiefer falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for lege tiefer is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌleːɡə ˈtiːfɐ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for lege tiefer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is lege tiefer, spelled L-E-G-E- -T-I-E-F-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tieferlegen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs tieferlegen
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs tieferlegen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs tieferlegen

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lege tiefer"?
"lege tiefer" is spelled L-E-G-E- -T-I-E-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌleːɡə ˈtiːfɐ].
What does "lege tiefer" mean?
As a verb, "lege tiefer" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tieferlegen
How do you pronounce "lege tiefer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lege tiefer" is [ˌleːɡə ˈtiːfɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lege tiefer" come from?
"lege tiefer" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “lege tiefer”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is L-E-G-E- -T-I-E-F-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌleːɡə ˈtiːfɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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

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