leichter

/[ˈlaɪ̯çtɐ]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,853

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

leichter is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs leicht Pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯çtɐ]. It ranks #1,853 in German word frequency. Often confused with Leiter and Lichte.

Key facts for leichter
PropertyValue
Headwordleichter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈlaɪ̯çtɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,853
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for leichter is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlaɪ̯çtɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,853 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 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 leichter, with forms such as "elichter", "lecihter", and "leicchter". 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, "Leiter", "Lichte", "Lichter", 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 leichter, spelled L-E-I-C-H-T-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs leicht
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs leicht
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs leicht
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs leicht
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs leicht

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elichter,lecihter,leicchter,leichetr,leichhter,leichterr,leichtre,leichtter,leicther,leihcter,liechter,lleichter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for leichter

Misspelling Variants of "leichter"

elichter8lecihter8leicchter9leichetr8leichhter9leichterr9leichtre8leichtter9
Misspelling Variants of "leichter"

Frequency rank: #1,853 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "leichter"?
"leichter" is spelled L-E-I-C-H-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaɪ̯çtɐ].
What does "leichter" mean?
As an adj, "leichter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs leicht
What words are commonly confused with "leichter"?
"leichter" is commonly confused with "Leiter", "Lichte", "Lichter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "leichter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leichter" is [ˈlaɪ̯çtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leichter" come from?
"leichter" 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.