Leids
[laɪ̯t͡s]
The verdict
“Leids” is uncommon German (frequency #66,439 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,439
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Leid
Corpus desk
Index DE-leids · Leids · German
Leids · rank #66,439 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,439
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,953
- PHOTO-FINISH leihweise
Nearest frequency peer: leihweise (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Leids”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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33,567 corpus weight
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33,565 corpus weight
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33,564 corpus weight
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33,562 corpus weight
- leihweise
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33,561 corpus weight
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33,560 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Leids” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Leids |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [laɪ̯t͡s] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #66,439 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Leids” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Leids is uncommon German at frequency #66,439 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [laɪ̯t͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Leid".
Zero misspellings are on record for Leids in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Leids, spelled L-E-I-D-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Leid
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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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.