ließ stehen

[ˌliːs ˈʃteːən]

/[ˌliːs ˈʃteːən]/ verb

The verdict

“ließ stehen” 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) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs stehenlassen

Key facts for ließ stehen
PropertyValue
Headwordließ stehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌliːs ˈʃteːən]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ließ stehen” sits in German frequency

ließ stehen 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 ließ stehen is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌliːs ˈʃteːən]. 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 ließ stehen 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 ließ stehen, spelled L-I-E-S-S- -S-T-E-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs stehenlassen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs stehenlassen

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 "ließ stehen"?
"ließ stehen" is spelled L-I-E-SS- -S-T-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌliːs ˈʃteːən].
What does "ließ stehen" mean?
As a verb, "ließ stehen" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs stehenlassen
How do you pronounce "ließ stehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ließ stehen" is [ˌliːs ˈʃteːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ließ stehen" come from?
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Using “ließ stehen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is L-I-E-S-S- -S-T-E-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌliːs ˈʃteːən] (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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