leider Gottes
[ˌlaɪ̯dɐ ˈɡɔtəs]
The verdict
“leider Gottes” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verstärkt für leider
Corpus desk
Index DE-leider-gottes · leider Gottes · German
leider Gottes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | leider Gottes |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌlaɪ̯dɐ ˈɡɔtəs] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „leider Gottes“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
leider Gottes is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌlaɪ̯dɐ ˈɡɔtəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "verstärkt für leider".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for leider Gottes, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is leider Gottes, spelled L-E-I-D-E-R- -G-O-T-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1verstärkt für leider
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how leider Gottes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dass Geheimdienste hierzulande deutsche Journalisten ausspähen, ist leider Gottes keine Neuigkeit.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.