leaves

[liːvz]

/[liːvz]/ noun

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The verdict

“leaves” is uncommon German (frequency #65,455 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,455
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs leaf

Key facts for leaves
PropertyValue
Headwordleaves
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[liːvz]
Letters6
Frequency rank#65,455
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “leaves” 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). leaves 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

leaves is uncommon German at frequency #65,455 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [liːvz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plural des Substantivs leaf".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for leaves, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is leaves, spelled L-E-A-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs leaf

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 "leaves"?
"leaves" is spelled L-E-A-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [liːvz].
What does "leaves" mean?
As a noun, "leaves" means: Plural des Substantivs leaf
How do you pronounce "leaves"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leaves" is [liːvz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leaves" come from?
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Using “leaves”

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

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