leidtun
[ˈlaɪ̯ttuːn]
The verdict
“leidtun” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bei jemandem Mitleid hervorrufen, von jemandem bedauert werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-leidtun · leidtun · German
leidtun · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | leidtun |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈlaɪ̯ttuːn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „leidtun“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
leidtun is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯ttuːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bei jemandem Mitleid hervorrufen, von jemandem bedauert werden".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for leidtun, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is leidtun, spelled L-E-I-D-T-U-N.
Definition
- 1bei jemandem Mitleid hervorrufen, von jemandem bedauert werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how leidtun appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es tut mir leid.
Du Ärmster tust mir so leid. / Weißt du, dass du mir leidtust?
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.