liefern

[ˈliːfɐn]

/[ˈliːfɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“liefern” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,455. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,455
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ware zum Käufer transportieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-liefern · liefern · German

liefern · rank #2,455 · 10 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,455
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH letztlich

Nearest frequency peer: letztlich (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „liefern“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „liefern“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

liefern vs liegen
71% similar
liefern vs Litern
57% similar
liefern vs liefert
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for liefern
PropertyValue
Headwordliefern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈliːfɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,455
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „liefern“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).liefernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „letztlich“ (#2,454), „kriegt“ (#2,453), „Mord“ (#2,457). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „liefern“ bei #2,455. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around liefern (IPA [ˈliːfɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,455 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for liefern, with forms such as "ilefern", "leifern", and "lieefrn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "liegen", "Litern", "liefert", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is liefern, spelled L-I-E-F-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ware zum Käufer transportieren
  2. 2
    Ertrag liefern: ein gewünschtes Naturprodukt erzeugen
  3. 3
    (Informationen) recherchieren und weitergeben
  4. 4
    zusammen mit Substantiven, die eine Handlung ausdrücken: die Handlung mit Bezug auf den Zuschauer, Hörer oder Leser ausführen
  5. 5
    kämpfen
  6. 6
    ein (angekündigtes) Vorhaben in die Tat umsetzen; eine erwünschte Leistung erbringen; den Erwartungen, die an einen selbst von dritter Seite gestellt werden, entsprechen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die bestellten Waren wurden noch nicht geliefert.
  2. Der Rechner wird ohne Betriebssystem geliefert.

Synonyms

vertreibenzustellenhervorbringenerbringenproduzierenbeibringenerbringenvorlegenstellenbietenausfechten

This word in other languages

deliver(English)entregar(Español)livrer(Français)produzir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilefern
  • leifern
  • lieefrn
  • liefenr
  • liefernn
  • lieferrn
  • lieffern
  • liefren
  • lifeern
  • lliefern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of liefern - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ilefern2leifern2lieefrn2liefenr2liefernn1lieferrn1lieffern1liefren2
Edit distance from "liefern"

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 "liefern"?
"liefern" is spelled L-I-E-F-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈliːfɐn].
What does "liefern" mean?
As a verb, "liefern" means: Ware zum Käufer transportieren
What words are commonly confused with "liefern"?
"liefern" is commonly confused with "liegen", "Litern", "liefert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "liefern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "liefern" is [ˈliːfɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "liefern" come from?
"liefern" 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 "liefern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hundert#2,450ohnehin#2,461Hermann#2,448Schwanz#2,466

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

beweisen10 variantsSchulz10 variantsMusiker10 variantshöheren10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list