liegender

Name: liegender, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈliːɡn̩dɐ]

/[ˈliːɡn̩dɐ]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“liegender” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,429. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,429
frequency rank, German: 2,640
“L” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings: 9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs liegend

Corpus desk

Index DE-liegender · liegender · German

liegender · rank #45,429 · 13 variants · 9 confusables

FREQ-MID #45,429
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-MID 2,640
PHOTO-FINISH Liebesbrief

Nearest frequency peer: Liebesbrief (-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.

Lichterkette

54,575
liebenswerte

54,574
Liebesbrief

54,573
liegender

54,572
Lohmar

54,570
Lohnarbeit

54,569

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

liegender vs Legende

67% similar

liegender vs liegend

78% similar

liegender vs liegende

89% similar

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

Key facts for liegender
Property	Value
Headword	liegender
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈliːɡn̩dɐ]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#45,429
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	9
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „liegender“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).liegenderliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#45,429

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Liebesbrief“ (#45,428), „liebenswerte“ (#45,427), „Lohmar“ (#45,431). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „liegender“ bei #45,429. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around liegender (IPA [ˈliːɡn̩dɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,429 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for liegender, with forms such as "ilegender", "leigender", and "lieegnder". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Legende", "liegend", "liegende", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is liegender, spelled L-I-E-G-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs liegend
2
Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs liegend
3
Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs liegend
4
Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs liegend
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs liegend

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ilegender
leigender
lieegnder
liegedner
liegendder
liegenderr
liegendre
liegenedr
liegennder
lieggender
liegneder
ligeender
lliegender

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of liegender - 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.

Edit distance from "liegender"

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 "liegender"?

"liegender" is spelled L-I-E-G-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈliːɡn̩dɐ].

What does "liegender" mean?

As an adjective, "liegender" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs liegend

What words are commonly confused with "liegender"?

"liegender" is commonly confused with "Legende", "liegend", "liegende". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "liegender"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "liegender" is [ˈliːɡn̩dɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "liegender" come from?

"liegender" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "liegender", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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