Leichtsinn
[ˈlaɪ̯çtˌzɪn]
The verdict
“Leichtsinn” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,507. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,507
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mangel an Vorsicht und Überlegung beim Handeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-leichtsinn · Leichtsinn · German
Leichtsinn · rank #39,507 · 14 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #39,507
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH Lehrmeister
Nearest frequency peer: Lehrmeister (-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 „Leichtsinn“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- leckte
leckte
60,497 corpus weight
- Legierungen
Legierungen
60,496 corpus weight
- Lehrmeister
Lehrmeister
60,495 corpus weight
- Leichtsinn
Leichtsinn
60,494 corpus weight
- leistungsfä…
leistungsfähig
60,493 corpus weight
- Lernprozess
Lernprozess
60,491 corpus weight
What this shows „Leichtsinn“ 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).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Leichtsinn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaɪ̯çtˌzɪn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #39,507 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Leichtsinn“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Leichtsinn (IPA [ˈlaɪ̯çtˌzɪn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,507 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Mangel an Vorsicht und Überlegung beim Handeln".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Leichtsinn, with forms such as "elichtsinn", "lecihtsinn", and "leicchtsinn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "leichtsinnig", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Leichtsinn, spelled L-E-I-C-H-T-S-I-N-N.
Definition
- 1Mangel an Vorsicht und Überlegung beim Handeln
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Leichtsinn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wahrscheinlich war es tödlicher Leichtsinn beim Überholen, der am Sonntagabend einen 31-jährigen Heidelberger das Leben kostete.
Der Leichtsinn ist ein Schwimmgürtel für den Strom des Lebens. (Ludwig Börne)
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- elichtsinn
- lecihtsinn
- leicchtsinn
- leichhtsinn
- leichstinn
- leichtisnn
- leichtsin
- leichtsnin
- leichtssinn
- leichttsinn
- leicthsinn
- leihctsinn
- liechtsinn
- lleichtsinn
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Leichtsinn - 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.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Leichtsinn", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).