Laken

[ˈlaːkn̩]

/[ˈlaːkn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Laken” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,291. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,291
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - großes Tuch, mit dem eine Matratze abgedeckt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-laken · Laken · German

Laken · rank #35,291 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,291
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Landesliste

Nearest frequency peer: Landesliste (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Laken“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Laken“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Laken vs LAN
20% similar
Laken vs like
40% similar
Laken vs Luke
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Laken
PropertyValue
HeadwordLaken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaːkn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#35,291
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Laken“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Lakenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Landesliste“ (#35,292), „Landesverbände“ (#35,293), „Königswinter“ (#35,288). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Laken“ bei #35,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Laken (IPA [ˈlaːkn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,291 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "großes Tuch, mit dem eine Matratze abgedeckt wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Laken, with forms such as "alken", "laekn", and "lakenn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "LAN", "like", "Luke", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Laken, spelled L-A-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    großes Tuch, mit dem eine Matratze abgedeckt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Laken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der kleine Tim hat sich ein Laken übergeworfen und spielt Gespenst.
  2. „Er drehte sich um und streckte seine Hand zwischen das Kopfkissen und das Laken.“

Synonyms

BetttuchBettlakenLeintuch

This word in other languages

sheet(English)drap(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alken
  • laekn
  • lakenn
  • lakken
  • lakne
  • lkaen
  • llaken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Laken - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

alken2laekn2lakenn1lakken1lakne2lkaen2llaken1
Edit distance from "Laken"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Laken"?
"Laken" is spelled L-A-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaːkn̩].
What does "Laken" mean?
As a noun, "Laken" means: großes Tuch, mit dem eine Matratze abgedeckt wird
What words are commonly confused with "Laken"?
"Laken" is commonly confused with "LAN", "like", "Luke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Laken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Laken" is [ˈlaːkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Laken" come from?
"Laken" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Laken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Maike#35,311intus#35,254Menüs#35,328imago#35,248

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

killen7 variantsMedina7 variantsHocke7 variantsMöwen7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list