leaken

[ˈliːkn̩]

/[ˈliːkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“leaken” is uncommon German (frequency #85,504 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,504
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vertrauliche (als geheim eingestufte, politisch brisante) Informationen (zumeist mithilfe einer Enthüllungsplattform im Internet) der Öffentlichkeit (widerrechtlich) zugänglich machen

Key facts for leaken
PropertyValue
Headwordleaken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈliːkn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#85,504
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “leaken” 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). leaken lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

leaken is uncommon German at frequency #85,504 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈliːkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

leaken has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is leaken, spelled L-E-A-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    vertrauliche (als geheim eingestufte, politisch brisante) Informationen (zumeist mithilfe einer Enthüllungsplattform im Internet) der Öffentlichkeit (widerrechtlich) zugänglich machen
  2. 2
    vor der offiziellen Veröffentlichung (heimlich und zumeist widerrechtlich) über das Internet in die Öffentlichkeit gelangen

This word in other languages

leak(English)divulguer(Français)

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 "leaken"?
"leaken" is spelled L-E-A-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈliːkn̩].
What does "leaken" mean?
As a verb, "leaken" means: vertrauliche (als geheim eingestufte, politisch brisante) Informationen (zumeist mithilfe einer Enthüllungsplattform im Internet) der Öffentlichkeit (widerrechtlich) zugänglich machen
How do you pronounce "leaken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leaken" is [ˈliːkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leaken" come from?
"leaken" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “leaken”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is L-E-A-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈliːkn̩] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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