lehnten

[ˈleːntn̩]

/[ˈleːntn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“lehnten” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,213. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,213
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs lehnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-lehnten · lehnten · German

lehnten · rank #23,213 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,213
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH legitimiert

Nearest frequency peer: legitimiert (-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 „lehnten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „lehnten“ 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).

lehnten vs lernen
71% similar
lehnten vs Leuten
57% similar
lehnten vs leiten
71% similar

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

Key facts for lehnten
PropertyValue
Headwordlehnten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈleːntn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,213
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „lehnten“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.lehntenliegt 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: „legitimiert“ (#23,212), „leichtfertig“ (#23,214), „Legislative“ (#23,211). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lehnten“ bei #23,213. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around lehnten (IPA [ˈleːntn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,213 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for lehnten, with forms such as "elhnten", "lehhnten", and "lehnetn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lernen", "Leuten", "leiten", 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 lehnten, spelled L-E-H-N-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs lehnen
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs lehnen
  3. 3
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präteritum des Verbs lehnen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präteritum des Verbs lehnen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elhnten
  • lehhnten
  • lehnetn
  • lehnnten
  • lehntenn
  • lehntne
  • lehntten
  • lehtnen
  • lenhten
  • lhenten
  • llehnten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lehnten - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

elhnten2lehhnten1lehnetn2lehnnten1lehntenn1lehntne2lehntten1lehtnen2
Edit distance from "lehnten"

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 "lehnten"?
"lehnten" is spelled L-E-H-N-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːntn̩].
What does "lehnten" mean?
As a verb, "lehnten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs lehnen
What words are commonly confused with "lehnten"?
"lehnten" is commonly confused with "lernen", "Leuten", "leiten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lehnten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lehnten" is [ˈleːntn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lehnten" come from?
"lehnten" 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 "lehnten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lockern#23,223kleiden#23,199Martins#23,229Insulin#23,186

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

grübeln11 variantsgetarnt11 variantsgeklebt11 variantsgekaufte11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list