zugrunde liegen
[t͡suˈɡʁʊndə ˈliːɡn̩]
The verdict
“zugrunde liegen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Grundlage für etwas sein
| 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) |
Where “zugrunde liegen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for zugrunde liegen is 15 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡suˈɡʁʊndə ˈliːɡn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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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 “zugrunde liegen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-U-G-R-U-N-D-E- -L-I-E-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.