leger
[leˈʒɛːɐ̯]
The verdict
“leger” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,108. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,108
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leicht, bequem (meist in Zusammenhang mit Kleidung)
Corpus desk
Index DE-leger · leger · German
leger · rank #46,108 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #46,108
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH Lebenswirklic…
Nearest frequency peer: Lebenswirklichkeit (-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 “leger”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Landtage
Landtage
53,897 corpus weight
- Lebenswirkl…
Lebenswirklichkeit
53,894 corpus weight
- leger
leger
53,893 corpus weight
- Leitfähigke…
Leitfähigkeit
53,892 corpus weight
- Leos
Leos
53,891 corpus weight
- Lesens
Lesens
53,890 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “leger” 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 | leger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [leˈʒɛːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #46,108 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “leger” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around leger (IPA [leˈʒɛːɐ̯]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #46,108 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for leger, with forms such as "elger", "leegr", and "legerr". 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, "legt", "lese", "Lüge", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is leger, spelled L-E-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1leicht, bequem (meist in Zusammenhang mit Kleidung)
- 2ohne besondere Anstrengung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how leger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kommt man besser schick oder leger in die Firma? (www.spiegel.de)
„Über den zugeschütteten Grundstücken und den durch die Trümmerwelt verwischten Straßenzügen ziehen sich nach einigen Tagen Trampelpfade, die auf legere Weise an frühere Wegverbindungen anknüpfen.“
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- elger
- leegr
- legerr
- legger
- legre
- lgeer
- lleger
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of leger - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 "leger", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "leger". Here's where to go from here.
- "leger" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "legt". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #46,108 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.