ledger

[ˈled͡ʒə]

/[ˈled͡ʒə]/ noun

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The verdict

“ledger” is uncommon German (frequency #74,821 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,821
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angelleine

Corpus desk

Index DE-ledger · ledger · German

ledger · rank #74,821 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,821
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lebensphiloso…

Nearest frequency peer: Lebensphilosophie (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ledger“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ledger“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ledger
PropertyValue
Headwordledger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈled͡ʒə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#74,821
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ledger“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ledgerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lebensphilosophie“ (#74,820), „Lebensmittelvergiftung“ (#74,819), „Lehrmeinung“ (#74,823). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „ledger“ bei #74,821. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ledger is uncommon German at frequency #74,821 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈled͡ʒə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ledger in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ledger, spelled L-E-D-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Angelleine
  2. 2
    Hauptbuch, Konto(buch), Bestandbuch
  3. 3
    Querbalken, Querholz
  4. 4
    Grabplatte
  5. 5
    Joch, Leiste, Kantholzträger

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "He took the rubies away with him, while I caused the further sum to be set against him in the ledger, where already there were so many unpaid items under the name."

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 "ledger"?
"ledger" is spelled L-E-D-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈled͡ʒə].
What does "ledger" mean?
As a noun, "ledger" means: Angelleine
How do you pronounce "ledger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ledger" is [ˈled͡ʒə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ledger" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kustos#74,801Mayers#74,863medico#74,866Katana#74,759

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list