Liane

/[liˈaːnə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,877

in German word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Liane is aGermannoun. It means: verholzende Pflanze, die an anderen Pflanzen oder senkrechten Strukturen emporwächst, da sie sich nicht selbst tragen kann Pronounced [liˈaːnə]. Often confused with lin and lie.

Key facts for Liane
PropertyValue
HeadwordLiane
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[liˈaːnə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#38,877
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Liane in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Liane is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [liˈaːnə]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,877 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "verholzende Pflanze, die an anderen Pflanzen oder senkrechten Strukturen emporwächst, da sie sich nicht selbst tragen kann".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Liane, with forms such as "ilane", "lianne", and "linae". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lin", "lie", "live", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Liane, spelled L-I-A-N-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    verholzende Pflanze, die an anderen Pflanzen oder senkrechten Strukturen emporwächst, da sie sich nicht selbst tragen kann

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilane,lianne,linae,lliane

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Liane

Misspelling Variants of "Liane"

ilane5lianne6linae5lliane6
Misspelling Variants of "Liane"

Frequency rank: #38,877 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Liane"?
"Liane" is spelled L-I-A-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [liˈaːnə].
What does "Liane" mean?
As a noun, "Liane" means: verholzende Pflanze, die an anderen Pflanzen oder senkrechten Strukturen emporwächst, da sie sich nicht selbst tragen kann
What words are commonly confused with "Liane"?
"Liane" is commonly confused with "lin", "lie", "live". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Liane"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Liane" is [liˈaːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Liane" come from?
"Liane" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.