lehrt

/[leːɐ̯t]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,894

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

lehrt is aGermanverb. It means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lehren Pronounced [leːɐ̯t]. Often confused with let and lern.

Key facts for lehrt
PropertyValue
Headwordlehrt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[leːɐ̯t]
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,894
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of lehrt in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for lehrt is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [leːɐ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,894 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for lehrt, with forms such as "elhrt", "lehhrt", and "lehrrt". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "let", "lern", "lest", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is lehrt, spelled L-E-H-R-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elhrt,lehhrt,lehrrt,lehrtt,lehtr,lerht,lhert,llehrt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for lehrt

Misspelling Variants of "lehrt"

elhrt5lehhrt6lehrrt6lehrtt6lehtr5lerht5lhert5llehrt6
Misspelling Variants of "lehrt"

Frequency rank: #10,894 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lehrt"?
"lehrt" is spelled L-E-H-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [leːɐ̯t].
What does "lehrt" mean?
As a verb, "lehrt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lehren
What words are commonly confused with "lehrt"?
"lehrt" is commonly confused with "let", "lern", "lest". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lehrt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lehrt" is [leːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lehrt" come from?
"lehrt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.