leichten

/[ˈlaɪ̯çtn̩]/ adj

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Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,630

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

leichten is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs leicht Pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯çtn̩]. It ranks #4,630 in German word frequency. Often confused with leiten and leihen.

Key facts for leichten
PropertyValue
Headwordleichten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈlaɪ̯çtn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,630
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for leichten is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlaɪ̯çtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,630 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for leichten, with forms such as "elichten", "lecihten", and "leicchten". 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, "leiten", "leihen", "Lichte", 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 leichten, spelled L-E-I-C-H-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs leicht
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs leicht
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs leicht
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs leicht
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs leicht
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs leicht
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs leicht
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs leicht
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs leicht
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs leicht
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs leicht
  12. 12
    Plural der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs leicht
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs leicht
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs leicht
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs leicht
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs leicht
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs leicht
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs leicht
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs leicht
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs leicht

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elichten,lecihten,leicchten,leichetn,leichhten,leichtenn,leichtne,leichtten,leicthen,leihcten,liechten,lleichten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for leichten

Misspelling Variants of "leichten"

elichten8lecihten8leicchten9leichetn8leichhten9leichtenn9leichtne8leichtten9
Misspelling Variants of "leichten"

Frequency rank: #4,630 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "leichten"?
"leichten" is spelled L-E-I-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaɪ̯çtn̩].
What does "leichten" mean?
As an adj, "leichten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs leicht
What words are commonly confused with "leichten"?
"leichten" is commonly confused with "leiten", "leihen", "Lichte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "leichten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leichten" is [ˈlaɪ̯çtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leichten" come from?
"leichten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.