Ligen

[ˈliːɡn̩]

/[ˈliːɡn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ligen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,937. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,937
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Liga

Corpus desk

Index DE-ligen · Ligen · German

Ligen · rank #15,937 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,937
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH leckeres

Nearest frequency peer: leckeres (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Ligen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Ligen vs lin
40% similar
Ligen vs live
40% similar
Ligen vs like
40% similar

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

Key facts for Ligen
PropertyValue
HeadwordLigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈliːɡn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,937
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ligen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ligenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „leckeres“ (#15,936), „Livestream“ (#15,938), „Küken“ (#15,935). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Ligen“ bei #15,937. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Ligen (IPA [ˈliːɡn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,937 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ligen, with forms such as "ilgen", "lgien", and "liegn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lin", "live", "like", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Ligen, spelled L-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Liga
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Liga
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Liga
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Liga

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ilgen
  • lgien
  • liegn
  • ligenn
  • liggen
  • ligne
  • lligen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ligen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ilgen2lgien2liegn2ligenn1liggen1ligne2lligen1
Edit distance from "Ligen"

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 "Ligen"?
"Ligen" is spelled L-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈliːɡn̩].
What does "Ligen" mean?
As a noun, "Ligen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Liga
What words are commonly confused with "Ligen"?
"Ligen" is commonly confused with "lin", "live", "like". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ligen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ligen" is [ˈliːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ligen" come from?
"Ligen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Küken#15,935milan#15,945Ibiza#15,916heult#15,913

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

innerer7 variantsPenner7 variantsrotem7 variantssende7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list