leadership

[liːdə(r)ʃɪp]

/[liːdə(r)ʃɪp]/ noun

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The verdict

“leadership” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,945. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,945
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Führung, die Leitung

Key facts for leadership
PropertyValue
Headwordleadership
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[liːdə(r)ʃɪp]
Letters10
Frequency rank#26,945
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “leadership” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). leadership lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around leadership (IPA [liːdə(r)ʃɪp]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,945 among 30,953 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Führung, die Leitung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for leadership, with forms such as "eladership", "laedership", and "leaddership". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is leadership, spelled L-E-A-D-E-R-S-H-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Führung, die Leitung

Synonyms

conductdirectionguidanceleadheadshiphegemonypredominanceprimacysupremacy

This word in other languages

leadership(English)liderança(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eladership
  • laedership
  • leaddership
  • leaderhsip
  • leaderrship
  • leadershhip
  • leadershipp
  • leadershpi
  • leadersihp
  • leadersship
  • leadesrhip
  • leadreship
  • leaedrship
  • ledaership
  • lleadership

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of leadership - 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.

eladership2laedership2leaddership1leaderhsip2leaderrship1leadershhip1leadershipp1leadershpi2
Edit distance from "leadership"

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 "leadership"?
"leadership" is spelled L-E-A-D-E-R-S-H-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is [liːdə(r)ʃɪp].
What does "leadership" mean?
As a noun, "leadership" means: die Führung, die Leitung
What are common misspellings of "leadership"?
Common misspellings include "eladership", "laedership", "leaddership", "leaderhsip", "leaderrship". The correct spelling is "leadership".
How do you pronounce "leadership"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leadership" is [liːdə(r)ʃɪp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leadership" come from?
"leadership" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “leadership”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is L-E-A-D-E-R-S-H-I-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [liːdə(r)ʃɪp] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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