leave

[liːv]

/[liːv]/ verb

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The verdict

“leave” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,643. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,643
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von einem Ort weggehen; verlassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-leave · leave · German

leave · rank #25,643 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,643
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Launch

Nearest frequency peer: Launch (-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 „leave“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „leave“ 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).

leave vs Lee
40% similar
leave vs lev
60% similar
leave vs live
60% similar

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

Key facts for leave
PropertyValue
Headwordleave
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[liːv]
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,643
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „leave“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Launch“ (#25,642), „lebendiges“ (#25,644), „Lauenburg“ (#25,641). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „leave“ bei #25,643. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around leave (IPA [liːv]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,643 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "von einem Ort weggehen; verlassen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for leave, with forms such as "elave", "laeve", and "leaev". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Lee", "lev", "live", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is leave, spelled L-E-A-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    von einem Ort weggehen; verlassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Pete left home last year.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elave
  • laeve
  • leaev
  • leavve
  • levae
  • lleave

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of leave - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

elave2laeve2leaev2leavve1levae2lleave1
Edit distance from "leave"

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 "leave"?
"leave" is spelled L-E-A-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [liːv].
What does "leave" mean?
As a verb, "leave" means: von einem Ort weggehen; verlassen
What words are commonly confused with "leave"?
"leave" is commonly confused with "Lee", "lev", "live". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "leave"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leave" is [liːv]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leave" come from?
"leave" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

leiht#25,647LeRoy#25,649Kunze#25,635Lucie#25,653

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

maker6 variantsnanny6 variantsNiger6 variantsNässe6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list