schief liegen
[ˈʃiːf ˌliːɡn̩]
The verdict
“schief liegen” 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
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nicht gerade liegen
| 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) |
Where “schief liegen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for schief liegen is 13 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃiːf ˌliːɡn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
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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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Using “schief liegen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-I-E-F- -L-I-E-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃiːf ˌliːɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.