Lehnsmann
[ˈleːnsˌman]
The verdict
“Lehnsmann” 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) - Empfänger eines Lehens vom Lehnsherren
Corpus desk
Index DE-lehnsmann · Lehnsmann · German
Lehnsmann · 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 | Lehnsmann |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈleːnsˌman] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lehnsmann“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lehnsmann is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈleːnsˌman]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Empfänger eines Lehens vom Lehnsherren".
Lehnsmann doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Lehnsmann, spelled L-E-H-N-S-M-A-N-N.
Definition
- 1Empfänger eines Lehens vom Lehnsherren
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Lehnsmann appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Da die Dienste des Lehnsmannes insbesondere Kriegsdienste umfassten, wurde das Lehnswesen in der fränkischen Monarchie jahrhundertelang die Grundlage der Heerverfassung und der sozialen Organisation des Heiligen Römischen Reichs.“
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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.