liege unter

[ˌliːɡə ˈʊntɐ]

/[ˌliːɡə ˈʊntɐ]/ verb

The verdict

“liege unter” 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 unterliegen

Key facts for liege unter
PropertyValue
Headwordliege unter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌliːɡə ˈʊntɐ]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “liege unter” sits in German frequency

liege unter 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 liege unter is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌliːɡə ˈʊntɐ]. 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 liege unter 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 liege unter, spelled L-I-E-G-E- -U-N-T-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 unterliegen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs unterliegen
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs unterliegen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs unterliegen

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

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

  • The one correct German spelling is L-I-E-G-E- -U-N-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌliːɡə ˈʊntɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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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