schief liegen
[ˈʃiːf ˌliːɡn̩]
The verdict
“schief liegen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht gerade liegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schief-liegen · schief liegen · German
schief liegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schief liegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃiːf ˌliːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schief liegen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schief liegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃiːf ˌliːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for schief liegen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schief liegen, spelled S-C-H-I-E-F- -L-I-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1nicht gerade liegen
- 2unrecht haben, sich irren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schief liegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine der Bodenplanken lag schief.
Mit deiner Vermutung liegst du schief!
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.