Leidensgefährte
[ˈlaɪ̯dn̩sɡəˌfɛːɐ̯tə]
The verdict
“Leidensgefährte” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die das Gleiche oder wenigstens Ähnliches erleidet/erlitten hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-leidensgefahrte · Leidensgefährte · German
Leidensgefährte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Leidensgefährte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaɪ̯dn̩sɡəˌfɛːɐ̯tə] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Leidensgefährte” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Leidensgefährte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯dn̩sɡəˌfɛːɐ̯tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die das Gleiche oder wenigstens Ähnliches erleidet/erlitten hat".
Leidensgefährte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 Leidensgefährte, spelled L-E-I-D-E-N-S-G-E-F-Ä-H-R-T-E.
Definition
- 1Person, die das Gleiche oder wenigstens Ähnliches erleidet/erlitten hat
Synonyms
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