Leder

/[ˈleːdɐ]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,864

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Leder is aGermannoun. It means: Material aus gegerbter Tierhaut Pronounced [ˈleːdɐ]. It ranks #5,864 in German word frequency. Often confused with Lee and leer.

Key facts for Leder
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈleːdɐ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,864
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Leder in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Leder is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈleːdɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,864 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Leder, with forms such as "ldeer", "ledder", and "lederr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Lee", "leer", "lese", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Leder, spelled L-E-D-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Material aus gegerbter Tierhaut
  2. 2
    das Sportgerät zur Ausübung des Mannschaftssports Fußball; ein Fußball

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ldeer,ledder,lederr,ledre,leedr,lleder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Leder

Misspelling Variants of "Leder"

ldeer5ledder6lederr6ledre5leedr5lleder6
Misspelling Variants of "Leder"

Frequency rank: #5,864 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Leder"?
"Leder" is spelled L-E-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːdɐ].
What does "Leder" mean?
As a noun, "Leder" means: Material aus gegerbter Tierhaut
What words are commonly confused with "Leder"?
"Leder" is commonly confused with "Lee", "leer", "lese". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Leder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leder" is [ˈleːdɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Leder" come from?
"Leder" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.