Leidenschaft

[ˈlaɪ̯dn̩ʃaft]

/[ˈlaɪ̯dn̩ʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Leidenschaft” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,600. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,600
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - emotional sehr starke Begeisterung für ein bestimmtes Thema, Hobby, eine Arbeit oder Aktion

Corpus desk

Index DE-leidenschaft · Leidenschaft · German

Leidenschaft · rank #3,600 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,600
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH lady

Nearest frequency peer: lady (-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 „Leidenschaft“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Leidenschaft vs Leidenschaften
86% similar

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

Key facts for Leidenschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeidenschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaɪ̯dn̩ʃaft]
Letters12
Frequency rank#3,600
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Leidenschaft“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Leidenschaftliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „lady“ (#3,599), „Lokalen“ (#3,601), „Krebs“ (#3,598). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Leidenschaft“ bei #3,600. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Leidenschaft (IPA [ˈlaɪ̯dn̩ʃaft]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,600 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Leidenschaft, with forms such as "elidenschaft", "ledienschaft", and "leiddenschaft". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Leidenschaften", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Leidenschaft, spelled L-E-I-D-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    emotional sehr starke Begeisterung für ein bestimmtes Thema, Hobby, eine Arbeit oder Aktion
  2. 2
    insbesondere die Leidenschaft [1] für eine bestimmte Person

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Leidenschaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie besitzt eine Leidenschaft für Musik.
  2. Er diskutierte mit Leidenschaft.

Synonyms

BegeisterungEnthusiasmusInteresseFeuerFieberFlammeGlutLiebhabereiPassionManieSchwärmereiVerliebtheitFeuerFlammeGlut

Antonyms

Desinteresse

This word in other languages

passion(English)pasión(Español)passion(Français)paixão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elidenschaft
  • ledienschaft
  • leiddenschaft
  • leidencshaft
  • leidennschaft
  • leidenscahft
  • leidenscchaft
  • leidenschafft
  • leidenschaftt
  • leidenschatf
  • leidenschfat
  • leidenschhaft
  • leidenshcaft
  • leidensschaft
  • leidesnchaft
  • leidneschaft
  • leiednschaft
  • liedenschaft
  • lleidenschaft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Leidenschaft - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

elidenschaft2ledienschaft2leiddenschaft1leidencshaft2leidennschaft1leidenscahft2leidenscchaft1leidenschafft1
Edit distance from "Leidenschaft"

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 "Leidenschaft"?
"Leidenschaft" is spelled L-E-I-D-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaɪ̯dn̩ʃaft].
What does "Leidenschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Leidenschaft" means: emotional sehr starke Begeisterung für ein bestimmtes Thema, Hobby, eine Arbeit oder Aktion
What words are commonly confused with "Leidenschaft"?
"Leidenschaft" is commonly confused with "Leidenschaften". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Leidenschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leidenschaft" is [ˈlaɪ̯dn̩ʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Leidenschaft" come from?
"Leidenschaft" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Leidenschaft", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mitarbeitern#3,605verschwunden#3,624Alternativen#3,636ausgestattet#3,639

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Glückwunsch19 variantsgelegentlich19 variantsBraunschweig19 variantsangesprochen19 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list