Liesing

[ˈliːzɪŋ]

/[ˈliːzɪŋ]/ name

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The verdict

“Liesing” is uncommon German (frequency #77,023 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,023
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dreiundzwanzigster Bezirk der österreichischen Bundeshauptstadt Wien

Corpus desk

Index DE-liesing · Liesing · German

Liesing · rank #77,023 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,023
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lilienfeld

Nearest frequency peer: Lilienfeld (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Liesing“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Liesing“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Liesing
PropertyValue
HeadwordLiesing
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈliːzɪŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#77,023
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Liesing“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Liesingfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lilienfeld“ (#77,024), „Lichtgestalt“ (#77,021), „linksgrüne“ (#77,025). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Liesing“ bei #77,023. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Liesing is uncommon German at frequency #77,023 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈliːzɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Liesing, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Liesing, spelled L-I-E-S-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    dreiundzwanzigster Bezirk der österreichischen Bundeshauptstadt Wien
  2. 2
    ehemaliges Dorf, nunmehr Ortsteil des gleichnamigen Bezirkes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Lange gehörten die einzelnen Dörfer, aus denen schlussendlich Liesing wurde, zu Niederösterreich.
  2. Liesing hat großes Wachstumspotenzial.

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 "Liesing"?
"Liesing" is spelled L-I-E-S-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈliːzɪŋ].
What does "Liesing" mean?
As a proper noun, "Liesing" means: dreiundzwanzigster Bezirk der österreichischen Bundeshauptstadt Wien
How do you pronounce "Liesing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Liesing" is [ˈliːzɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Liesing" come from?
"Liesing" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

lynchen#77,032mageres#77,040Mantels#77,045marques#77,048

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list