Lehen
German, noun[ˈleːən]
Lehen is spelled L-E-H-E-N (5 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written German, the 20,214th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lehen is a German neuter noun meaning “feud or fief (estate granted to a vassal by a feudal lord)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas Geliehenes (auch feminin)”.
What does Lehen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterfeud or fief (estate granted to a vassal by a feudal lord)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. etwas Geliehenes (auch feminin) 2. Landbesitz, der vom König oder Kaiser einem Lehnsmann, unter der Bedingung von Gegenleistungen, verliehen wurde 3. Bauernhof einer gewissen Größe (auch feminin)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Lehen
- Lehens genitive
- Lehn variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Lehen?
- [ˈleːən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Lehen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Lehen in German?
Lehen appears 2.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).