lehnen

[ˈleːnən]

/[ˈleːnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“lehnen” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,403. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,403
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Körper schräg stellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-lehnen · lehnen · German

lehnen · rank #9,403 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,403
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Laufbahn

Nearest frequency peer: Laufbahn (-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 „lehnen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „lehnen“ 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).

lehnen vs lesen
67% similar
lehnen vs Lehre
50% similar
lehnen vs lerne
67% similar

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

Key facts for lehnen
PropertyValue
Headwordlehnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈleːnən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,403
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „lehnen“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Laufbahn“ (#9,402), „Leistungsfähigkeit“ (#9,404), „Langeweile“ (#9,401). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lehnen“ bei #9,403. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around lehnen (IPA [ˈleːnən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,403 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for lehnen, with forms such as "elhnen", "lehenn", and "lehhnen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lesen", "Lehre", "lerne", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is lehnen, spelled L-E-H-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    den Körper schräg stellen
  2. 2
    etwas als Stütze benutzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Andrew Carnegie ließ das Geheimnis nebenbei fallen. Dann lehnte er sich im Sessel zurück.
  2. „Der Hotelbesitzer lehnte an der Haustür, leckte seine trockenen Lippen, und seine Hände umfaßten den nach bulgarischer Art rotdurchwirkten Gürtel.“

This word in other languages

lean(English)inclinarse(Español)s'appuyer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elhnen
  • lehenn
  • lehhnen
  • lehnenn
  • lehnne
  • lehnnen
  • lenhen
  • lhenen
  • llehnen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lehnen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

elhnen2lehenn2lehhnen1lehnenn1lehnne2lehnnen1lenhen2lhenen2
Edit distance from "lehnen"

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 "lehnen"?
"lehnen" is spelled L-E-H-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːnən].
What does "lehnen" mean?
As a verb, "lehnen" means: den Körper schräg stellen
What words are commonly confused with "lehnen"?
"lehnen" is commonly confused with "lesen", "Lehre", "lerne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lehnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lehnen" is [ˈleːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lehnen" come from?
"lehnen" 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 "lehnen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kabine#9,390Hirsch#9,383Nelson#9,424Niklas#9,426

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Melanie9 variantsrückte9 variantsEinnahme9 variantsdrohte9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list