leer
[leːɐ̯]
The verdict
“leer” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,116. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,116
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (fast) ohne (physischen) Inhalt
Corpus desk
Index DE-leer · leer · German
leer · rank #2,116 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,116
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH höre
Nearest frequency peer: höre (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “leer”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- hängen
hängen
97,887 corpus weight
- höre
höre
97,886 corpus weight
- leer
leer
97,885 corpus weight
- manchen
manchen
97,884 corpus weight
- modernen
modernen
97,883 corpus weight
- my
my
97,882 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “leer” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | leer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [leːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #2,116 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “leer” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around leer (IPA [leːɐ̯]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,116 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for leer, with forms such as "eler", "leerr", and "ler". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Lr", "Leo", "leg", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is leer, spelled L-E-E-R.
Definition
- 1(fast) ohne (physischen) Inhalt
- 2ohne Menschen
- 3ohne Mimik und Gesten; ohne geistigen Gehalt; ohne Substanz/Tiefgang
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how leer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Flasche ist leer.
»Ich trinke nur noch mein Glas leer, dann gehe ich.«
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eler
- leerr
- ler
- lere
- lleer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of leer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "leer", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "leer". Here's where to go from here.
- "leer" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Lr". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #2,116 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "L" letter cohort. L–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.