Lehnsherr
[ˈleːnsˌhɛʁ]
The verdict
“Lehnsherr” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigentümer von Grundbesitz, das an einen Lehnsmann übertragen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-lehnsherr · Lehnsherr · German
Lehnsherr · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lehnsherr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈleːnsˌhɛʁ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lehnsherr“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lehnsherr is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈleːnsˌhɛʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Eigentümer von Grundbesitz, das an einen Lehnsmann übertragen wird".
Zero misspellings are on record for Lehnsherr in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Lehnsherr, spelled L-E-H-N-S-H-E-R-R.
Definition
- 1Eigentümer von Grundbesitz, das an einen Lehnsmann übertragen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Lehnsherr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Oberster Lehnsherr war der jeweilige oberste Landesherr, König oder Herzog, der Lehen an seine Fürsten vergab.“
This word in other languages
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.