ležící

[ˈlɛʒiːt͡siː]

/[ˈlɛʒiːt͡siː]/ adj

The verdict

“ležící” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bewegungslos waagrecht verharrend; liegend

Key facts for ležící
PropertyValue
Headwordležící
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlɛʒiːt͡siː]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ležící” sits in German frequency

ležící 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 ležící is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlɛʒiːt͡siː]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for ležící 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 ležící, spelled L-E-Ž-Í-C-Í, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    bewegungslos waagrecht verharrend; liegend
  2. 2
    sich wo befindend; liegend, sich erstreckend

Synonyms

uloženýnataženýnacházející sesituovanýumístěný

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ležící"?
"ležící" is spelled L-E-Ž-Í-C-Í. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛʒiːt͡siː].
What does "ležící" mean?
As an adjective, "ležící" means: bewegungslos waagrecht verharrend; liegend
How do you pronounce "ležící"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ležící" is [ˈlɛʒiːt͡siː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ležící" come from?
"ležící" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “ležící”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is L-E-Ž-Í-C-Í - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlɛʒiːt͡siː] (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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