lehren

[ˈleːʁən]

/[ˈleːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“lehren” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,323. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,323
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem etwas (Lehrstoff, Wissen, Fertigkeiten, …) vermitteln, beibringen; jemanden in etwas unterrichten, unterweisen

Corpus desk

Index DE-lehren · lehren · German

lehren · rank #6,323 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,323
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH lege

Nearest frequency peer: lege (-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 „lehren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „lehren“ 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).

lehren vs lern
67% similar
lehren vs lesen
67% similar
lehren vs lehrt
67% similar

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

Key facts for lehren
PropertyValue
Headwordlehren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈleːʁən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,323
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „lehren“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.lehrenliegt 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: „lege“ (#6,322), „look“ (#6,324), „ländlichen“ (#6,325). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lehren“ bei #6,323. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around lehren (IPA [ˈleːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,323 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for lehren, with forms such as "elhren", "lehern", and "lehhren". 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, "lern", "lesen", "lehrt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is lehren, spelled L-E-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem etwas (Lehrstoff, Wissen, Fertigkeiten, …) vermitteln, beibringen; jemanden in etwas unterrichten, unterweisen
  2. 2
    lernen, sich Wissen aneignen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich lehre Geschichte an der Schule.
  2. Der Grundschullehrer lehrt die Abc-Schützen das Lesen.

Synonyms

anleitenbeibiegenbeibringeneinflößeneinpaukeneinprägeneintrichterneintrimmeneinweisendozierenerteilengebenhaltenlesenunterrichtenunterweisenverklickernvermittelnvorlebenvormachenzurechtweisen

Antonyms

lernen

This word in other languages

teach(English)enseñar(Español)enseigner(Français)ensinar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elhren
  • lehern
  • lehhren
  • lehrenn
  • lehrne
  • lehrren
  • lerhen
  • lheren
  • llehren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

elhren2lehern2lehhren1lehrenn1lehrne2lehrren1lerhen2lheren2
Edit distance from "lehren"

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 "lehren"?
"lehren" is spelled L-E-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːʁən].
What does "lehren" mean?
As a verb, "lehren" means: jemandem etwas (Lehrstoff, Wissen, Fertigkeiten, …) vermitteln, beibringen; jemanden in etwas unterrichten, unterweisen
What words are commonly confused with "lehren"?
"lehren" is commonly confused with "lern", "lesen", "lehrt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lehren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lehren" is [ˈleːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lehren" come from?
"lehren" 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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Muschi#6,332nervös#6,333Julius#6,312netten#6,334

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Nächte9 variantsillegale9 variantsprimär9 variantssocken9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list