Leidensgenosse

[ˈlaɪ̯dn̩sɡəˌnɔsə]

/[ˈlaɪ̯dn̩sɡəˌnɔsə]/ noun

The verdict

“Leidensgenosse” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Person, die derselben Unbill ausgesetzt ist wie andere Personen

Corpus desk

Index DE-leidensgenosse · Leidensgenosse · German

Leidensgenosse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 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.

Key facts for Leidensgenosse
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeidensgenosse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaɪ̯dn̩sɡəˌnɔsə]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Leidensgenosse” sits in German frequency

Leidensgenosse falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Leidensgenosse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯dn̩sɡəˌnɔsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Person, die derselben Unbill ausgesetzt ist wie andere Personen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Leidensgenosse, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Leidensgenosse, spelled L-E-I-D-E-N-S-G-E-N-O-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Person, die derselben Unbill ausgesetzt ist wie andere Personen

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Leidensgenosse"?
"Leidensgenosse" is spelled L-E-I-D-E-N-S-G-E-N-O-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaɪ̯dn̩sɡəˌnɔsə].
What does "Leidensgenosse" mean?
As a noun, "Leidensgenosse" means: eine Person, die derselben Unbill ausgesetzt ist wie andere Personen
How do you pronounce "Leidensgenosse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leidensgenosse" is [ˈlaɪ̯dn̩sɡəˌnɔsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Leidensgenosse" come from?
"Leidensgenosse" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list