Lehre

[ˈleːʁə]

/[ˈleːʁə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lehre” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,840. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,840
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sprachliche Darstellung eines Wissensgebietes in Lehrbüchern oder Vorträgen

Corpus desk

Index DE-lehre · Lehre · German

Lehre · rank #2,840 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,840
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Landschaft

Nearest frequency peer: Landschaft (-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 „Lehre“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Lehre“ 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).

Lehre vs lese
40% similar
Lehre vs lern
40% similar
Lehre vs lore
40% similar

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

Key facts for Lehre
PropertyValue
HeadwordLehre
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈleːʁə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,840
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Lehre“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Landschaft“ (#2,839), „liebsten“ (#2,841), „life“ (#2,842). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lehre“ bei #2,840. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Lehre (IPA [ˈleːʁə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,840 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lehre, with forms such as "elhre", "leher", and "lehhre". 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, "lese", "lern", "lore", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Lehre, spelled L-E-H-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    sprachliche Darstellung eines Wissensgebietes in Lehrbüchern oder Vorträgen
  2. 2
    Ausbildung, in der man durch Anleitung und Unterweisung Wissen und Können erwirbt
  3. 3
    Erfahrung meist negativer Art, aus der man etwas gelernt hat oder zumindest etwas hätte lernen können
  4. 4
    Tätigkeit der Wissensvermittlung, insbesondere an Hochschulen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Lehre der Astrophysik ist ein Wissenszweig mit Zukunft.
  2. „Jede Lehre unterliegt nun aber, wie man weiß, auf Seiten der Benutzer solcher Stilbücher dem nicht immer mühelosen Zwang des Lernens.“

Antonyms

ForschungakademischesStudium

This word in other languages

doctrine(English)doctrina(Español)théorie(Français)lição(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elhre
  • leher
  • lehhre
  • lerhe
  • lhere
  • llehre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

elhre2leher2lehhre1lerhe2lhere2llehre1
Edit distance from "Lehre"

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 "Lehre"?
"Lehre" is spelled L-E-H-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːʁə].
What does "Lehre" mean?
As a noun, "Lehre" means: sprachliche Darstellung eines Wissensgebietes in Lehrbüchern oder Vorträgen
What words are commonly confused with "Lehre"?
"Lehre" is commonly confused with "lese", "lern", "lore". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lehre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lehre" is [ˈleːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lehre" come from?
"Lehre" 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 "Lehre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

solle#2,857Taten#2,858Trend#2,859wirft#2,869

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Hals6 variantsGelb6 variantsBock6 variantswach6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list