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wundliegen

German, verb[ˈvʊntˌliːɡn̩]

wundliegen is a German verb meaning “to get pressure ulcers by lying (usually in a bed)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does wundliegen mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to get pressure ulcers by lying (usually in a bed)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Zuziehen von Druckgeschwüren durch zu langes Liegen oder Sitzen

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of wundliegen

  • liegt wund present singular third-person
  • lag wund past
  • wundgelegen participle past
  • läge wund past subjunctive
  • haben auxiliary
  • 5 strong
  • wundliegend participle present
  • wundzuliegen infinitive infinitive-zu
  • liege wund first-person indicative present
  • liegen wund first-person indicative plural
  • liegst wund indicative present second-person
  • liegest wund second-person singular subjunctive
  • lieget wund plural second-person subjunctive
  • lagen wund first-person indicative plural
  • lägen wund first-person plural subjunctive
  • lagst wund indicative preterite second-person
  • lagt wund indicative plural preterite
  • lägest wund second-person singular subjunctive

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce wundliegen?

  • [ˈvʊntˌliːɡn̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is wundliegen in German?

wundliegen appears about once in every 47 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).