liegend
[ˈliːɡn̩t]
The verdict
“liegend” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,425. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #13,425
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in liegendem Zustand verharrend
Corpus desk
Index DE-liegend · liegend · German
liegend · rank #13,425 · 10 variants · 15 confusables
- FREQ-MID #13,425
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH leide
Nearest frequency peer: leide (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “liegend”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Lateinameri…
Lateinamerika
86,579 corpus weight
- Lehrte
Lehrte
86,578 corpus weight
- leide
leide
86,577 corpus weight
- liegend
liegend
86,576 corpus weight
- Linde
Linde
86,575 corpus weight
- ln
ln
86,574 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “liegend” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | liegend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈliːɡn̩t] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #13,425 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “liegend” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around liegend (IPA [ˈliːɡn̩t]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,425 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "in liegendem Zustand verharrend".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for liegend, with forms such as "ilegend", "leigend", and "lieegnd". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Ligen", "Lingen", "liegende", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is liegend, spelled L-I-E-G-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1in liegendem Zustand verharrend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how liegend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In einem historischen Urteil hat der Oberste Gerichtshof Argentiniens das Abschalten der lebenserhaltenden Geräte bei einem seit mehr als 20 Jahren im Wachkoma liegenden Mann gestattet. Das Gericht betonte, es handele sich nicht um grundsätzliches grünes Licht für Sterbehilfe, die in dem traditionell katholischen Land verboten ist.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ilegend
- leigend
- lieegnd
- liegedn
- liegendd
- liegennd
- lieggend
- liegned
- ligeend
- lliegend
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of liegend - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "liegend", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "liegend". Here's where to go from here.
- "liegend" maps to 15 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Ligen". View pair
- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #13,425 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "L" letter cohort. L–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.