zugrunde liegen
[t͡suˈɡʁʊndə ˈliːɡn̩]
The verdict
“zugrunde liegen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Grundlage für etwas sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-zugrunde-liegen · zugrunde liegen · German
zugrunde liegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 | zugrunde liegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [t͡suˈɡʁʊndə ˈliːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zugrunde liegen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zugrunde liegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [t͡suˈɡʁʊndə ˈliːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Grundlage für etwas sein".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zugrunde liegen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zugrunde liegen, spelled Z-U-G-R-U-N-D-E- -L-I-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1die Grundlage für etwas sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zugrunde liegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Den Modellrechnungen liegt eine einfache Erkenntnis zugrunde.“
This word in other languages
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.