leget ein

[ˌleːɡət ˈaɪ̯n]

/[ˌleːɡət ˈaɪ̯n]/ verb

The verdict

“leget ein” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs einlegen

Key facts for leget ein
PropertyValue
Headwordleget ein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌleːɡət ˈaɪ̯n]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “leget ein” sits in German frequency

leget ein falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for leget ein is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌleːɡət ˈaɪ̯n]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs einlegen".

No misspelling variants are generated for leget ein in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 leget ein, spelled L-E-G-E-T- -E-I-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs einlegen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "leget ein"?
"leget ein" is spelled L-E-G-E-T- -E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌleːɡət ˈaɪ̯n].
What does "leget ein" mean?
As a verb, "leget ein" means: 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs einlegen
How do you pronounce "leget ein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leget ein" is [ˌleːɡət ˈaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leget ein" come from?
"leget ein" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “leget ein”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is L-E-G-E-T- -E-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌleːɡət ˈaɪ̯n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

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