lig
/lɪɡ/verb
lig is spelled L-I-G: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, lig means “To lie; be in a prostrate or recumbent position” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lig?
| Letters | 3: L-I-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lig?
Lig appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lig?
- /lɪɡ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lig.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lig
- ligs present, singular, he/she/it
- ligging participle, present
- ligged past, participle
- lag past, participle
- lay past, participle
- laggen participle, past
- lain participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lig mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To lie; be in a prostrate or recumbent position.
- 2
To lay.
- 3
slangTo be a ligger or hanger-on; to freeload.
noun
- 1
UKobsoleteslangA lie; an untruth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lig come from?
From Middle English liggen, from Old English liċġan (“to lie, be situated, be at rest, remain”) and Old Norse liggja (“to lie”). More at lie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).