liegst flach

[ˌliːkst ˈflax]

/[ˌliːkst ˈflax]/ verb

The verdict

“liegst flach” 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
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs flachliegen

Key facts for liegst flach
PropertyValue
Headwordliegst flach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌliːkst ˈflax]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “liegst flach” sits in German frequency

liegst flach 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 liegst flach is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌliːkst ˈflax]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs flachliegen".

No misspelling variants are generated for liegst flach 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 liegst flach, spelled L-I-E-G-S-T- -F-L-A-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs flachliegen

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 "liegst flach"?
"liegst flach" is spelled L-I-E-G-S-T- -F-L-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌliːkst ˈflax].
What does "liegst flach" mean?
As a verb, "liegst flach" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs flachliegen
How do you pronounce "liegst flach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "liegst flach" is [ˌliːkst ˈflax]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "liegst flach" come from?
"liegst flach" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “liegst flach”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is L-I-E-G-S-T- -F-L-A-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌliːkst ˈflax] (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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