Lehne

/[ˈleːnə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,620

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Lehne is aGermannoun. It means: Sitzmöbelteil, an den man sich anlehnen oder auf den man sich stützen kann Pronounced [ˈleːnə]. Often confused with lese and Lohn.

Key facts for Lehne
PropertyValue
HeadwordLehne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈleːnə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,620
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Lehne in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Lehne is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈleːnə]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,620 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Lehne, with forms such as "elhne", "lehhne", and "lenhe". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lese", "Lohn", "line", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Lehne, spelled L-E-H-N-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sitzmöbelteil, an den man sich anlehnen oder auf den man sich stützen kann
  2. 2
    Abhang, sanfter Berghang
  3. 3
    Spitzahorn (Acer platanoides)

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elhne,lehhne,lenhe,lhene,llehne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Lehne

Misspelling Variants of "Lehne"

elhne5lehhne6lenhe5lhene5llehne6
Misspelling Variants of "Lehne"

Frequency rank: #14,620 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lehne"?
"Lehne" is spelled L-E-H-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːnə].
What does "Lehne" mean?
As a noun, "Lehne" means: Sitzmöbelteil, an den man sich anlehnen oder auf den man sich stützen kann
What words are commonly confused with "Lehne"?
"Lehne" is commonly confused with "lese", "Lohn", "line". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lehne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lehne" is [ˈleːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lehne" come from?
"Lehne" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter L in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.