Leidwesen
[ˈlaɪ̯tˌveːzn̩]
The verdict
“Leidwesen” is uncommon German (frequency #50,665 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,665
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Einstellung/Gefühl des Bedauerns
Corpus desk
Index DE-leidwesen · Leidwesen · German
Leidwesen · rank #50,665 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,665
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,953
- PHOTO-FINISH Leitkultur
Nearest frequency peer: Leitkultur (+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 “Leidwesen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Laufleistung
Laufleistung
49,339 corpus weight
- Laufs
Laufs
49,338 corpus weight
- Leidwesen
Leidwesen
49,336 corpus weight
- Leitkultur
Leitkultur
49,335 corpus weight
- Leitsatz
Leitsatz
49,334 corpus weight
- Leitzins
Leitzins
49,333 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Leidwesen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Leidwesen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaɪ̯tˌveːzn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #50,665 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Leidwesen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Leidwesen is uncommon German at frequency #50,665 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯tˌveːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einstellung/Gefühl des Bedauerns".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Leidwesen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Leidwesen, spelled L-E-I-D-W-E-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Einstellung/Gefühl des Bedauerns
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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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Leidwesen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 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.