lehnt

[leːnt]

/[leːnt]/ verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“lehnt” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,557. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,557
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lehnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-lehnt · lehnt · German

lehnt · rank #6,557 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,557
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kärnten

Nearest frequency peer: Kärnten (-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 „lehnt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „lehnt“ 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).

lehnt vs let
60% similar
lehnt vs Lohn
40% similar
lehnt vs Lena
40% similar

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

Key facts for lehnt
PropertyValue
Headwordlehnt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[leːnt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,557
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „lehnt“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kärnten“ (#6,556), „Liebhaber“ (#6,558), „Kuh“ (#6,555). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lehnt“ bei #6,557. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around lehnt (IPA [leːnt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,557 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for lehnt, with forms such as "elhnt", "lehhnt", and "lehnnt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "let", "Lohn", "Lena", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is lehnt, spelled L-E-H-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lehnen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lehnen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lehnen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elhnt
  • lehhnt
  • lehnnt
  • lehntt
  • lehtn
  • lenht
  • lhent
  • llehnt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lehnt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

elhnt2lehhnt1lehnnt1lehntt1lehtn2lenht2lhent2llehnt1
Edit distance from "lehnt"

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 "lehnt"?
"lehnt" is spelled L-E-H-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [leːnt].
What does "lehnt" mean?
As a verb, "lehnt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lehnen
What words are commonly confused with "lehnt"?
"lehnt" is commonly confused with "let", "Lohn", "Lena". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lehnt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lehnt" is [leːnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lehnt" come from?
"lehnt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lehnt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mayer#6,563merke#6,565Fahne#6,533Faden#6,532

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

riesig8 variantsstyle8 variantsAntifa8 variantsanalog8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list