Lehen

[ˈleːən]

/[ˈleːən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lehen” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,321. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,321
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas Geliehenes (auch feminin)

Corpus desk

Index DE-lehen · Lehen · German

Lehen · rank #20,321 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,321
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH leerer

Nearest frequency peer: leerer (-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 „Lehen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Lehen“ 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).

Lehen vs lese
40% similar
Lehen vs Lohn
60% similar
Lehen vs lern
40% similar

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

Key facts for Lehen
PropertyValue
HeadwordLehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈleːən]
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,321
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Lehen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Lehenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „leerer“ (#20,320), „leidenschaftliche“ (#20,322), „leisen“ (#20,323). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lehen“ bei #20,321. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Lehen (IPA [ˈleːən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,321 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 Lehen, with forms such as "elhen", "leehn", and "lehhen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lese", "Lohn", "lern", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Lehen, spelled L-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas Geliehenes (auch feminin)
  2. 2
    Landbesitz, der vom König oder Kaiser einem Lehnsmann, unter der Bedingung von Gegenleistungen, verliehen wurde
  3. 3
    Bauernhof einer gewissen Größe (auch feminin)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich fordere das Lehen zurück!
  2. Der Kaiser verlieh seinem treuen Gefolgsmann ein Lehen.

This word in other languages

loan(English)feudo(Español)fief(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elhen
  • leehn
  • lehhen
  • lheen
  • llehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lehen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

elhen2leehn2lehhen1lheen2llehen1
Edit distance from "Lehen"

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 "Lehen"?
"Lehen" is spelled L-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːən].
What does "Lehen" mean?
As a noun, "Lehen" means: etwas Geliehenes (auch feminin)
What words are commonly confused with "Lehen"?
"Lehen" is commonly confused with "lese", "Lohn", "lern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lehen" is [ˈleːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lehen" come from?
"Lehen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

locke#20,327lösch#20,332hilde#20,294naive#20,354

Similar misspelling depth

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

Kira5 variantsModi5 variantshihi5 variantspeak5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list