leđni

[ˈlɛ̂ːd͡ʑniː]

/[ˈlɛ̂ːd͡ʑniː]/ adj

The verdict

“leđni” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - den Rücken betreffend, auf den Rücken bezogen; Rücken-

Key facts for leđni
PropertyValue
Headwordleđni
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlɛ̂ːd͡ʑniː]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “leđni” sits in German frequency

leđni falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for leđni is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlɛ̂ːd͡ʑniː]. 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: "den Rücken betreffend, auf den Rücken bezogen; Rücken-".

No misspelling variants are generated for leđni in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is leđni, spelled L-E-Đ-N-I, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    den Rücken betreffend, auf den Rücken bezogen; Rücken-

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "leđni"?
"leđni" is spelled L-E-Đ-N-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛ̂ːd͡ʑniː].
What does "leđni" mean?
As an adjective, "leđni" means: den Rücken betreffend, auf den Rücken bezogen; Rücken-
How do you pronounce "leđni"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leđni" is [ˈlɛ̂ːd͡ʑniː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leđni" come from?
"leđni" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “leđni”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is L-E-Đ-N-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlɛ̂ːd͡ʑniː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list