leeres

[ˈleːʁəs]

/[ˈleːʁəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“leeres” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,026. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,026
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs leer

Corpus desk

Index DE-leeres · leeres · German

leeres · rank #24,026 · 8 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,026
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Landesebene

Nearest frequency peer: Landesebene (-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 „leeres“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „leeres“ 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).

leeres vs Lees
50% similar
leeres vs Lehre
50% similar
leeres vs Lehrer
50% similar

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

Key facts for leeres
PropertyValue
Headwordleeres
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈleːʁəs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,026
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „leeres“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Landesebene“ (#24,025), „leises“ (#24,027), „Ladys“ (#24,024). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „leeres“ bei #24,026. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around leeres (IPA [ˈleːʁəs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,026 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for leeres, with forms such as "eleres", "leeers", and "leeress". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Lees", "Lehre", "Lehrer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is leeres, spelled L-E-E-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs leer
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs leer
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs leer
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs leer

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eleres
  • leeers
  • leeress
  • leerres
  • leerse
  • lerees
  • leres
  • lleeres

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eleres2leeers2leeress1leerres1leerse2lerees2leres1lleeres1
Edit distance from "leeres"

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 "leeres"?
"leeres" is spelled L-E-E-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːʁəs].
What does "leeres" mean?
As an adjective, "leeres" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs leer
What words are commonly confused with "leeres"?
"leeres" is commonly confused with "Lees", "Lehre", "Lehrer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "leeres"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leeres" is [ˈleːʁəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leeres" come from?
"leeres" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

leises#24,027Kepler#24,014Kanzel#24,007Mützen#24,050

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Ladys8 variantsMachs8 variantsMueller8 variantsnickt8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list