leichtes

Name: leichtes, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈlaɪ̯çtəs]

/[ˈlaɪ̯çtəs]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“leichtes” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,415. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,415
frequency rank, German: 2,640
“L” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs leicht

Corpus desk

Index DE-leichtes · leichtes · German

leichtes · rank #8,415 · 12 variants · 18 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #8,415
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 2,640
PHOTO-FINISH Lehmann

Nearest frequency peer: Lehmann (-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.

Lautsprecher

91,589
Lebensquali…

91,588
Lehmann

91,587
leichtes

91,586
Lippe

91,585
loswerden

91,584

What this shows „leichtes“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

leichtes vs Lichts

63% similar

leichtes vs Lichte

63% similar

leichtes vs Lichter

63% similar

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

Key facts for leichtes
Property	Value
Headword	leichtes
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈlaɪ̯çtəs]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#8,415
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	18
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „leichtes“

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

#8,415

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Lehmann“ (#8,414), „Lippe“ (#8,416), „Lebensqualität“ (#8,413). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „leichtes“ bei #8,415. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around leichtes (IPA [ˈlaɪ̯çtəs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,415 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for leichtes, with forms such as "elichtes", "lecihtes", and "leicchtes". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Lichts", "Lichte", "Lichter", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 leichtes, spelled L-E-I-C-H-T-E-S.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs leicht
2
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs leicht
3
Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs leicht
4
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs leicht

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

elichtes
lecihtes
leicchtes
leichets
leichhtes
leichtess
leichtse
leichttes
leicthes
leihctes
liechtes
lleichtes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of leichtes - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "leichtes"

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 "leichtes"?

"leichtes" is spelled L-E-I-C-H-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaɪ̯çtəs].

What does "leichtes" mean?

As an adjective, "leichtes" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs leicht

What words are commonly confused with "leichtes"?

"leichtes" is commonly confused with "Lichts", "Lichte", "Lichter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "leichtes"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leichtes" is [ˈlaɪ̯çtəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "leichtes" come from?

"leichtes" 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 "leichtes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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