leiht

[laɪ̯t]

/[laɪ̯t]/ verb

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The verdict

“leiht” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,647. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,647
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leihen

Corpus desk

Index DE-leiht · leiht · German

leiht · rank #25,647 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,647
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lebensräume

Nearest frequency peer: Lebensräume (-2 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „leiht“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „leiht“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

leiht vs let
60% similar
leiht vs list
60% similar
leiht vs litt
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for leiht
PropertyValue
Headwordleiht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[laɪ̯t]
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,647
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „leiht“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.leihtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Lebensräume“ (#25,645), „LeRoy“ (#25,649), „lebendiges“ (#25,644). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „leiht“ bei #25,647. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around leiht (IPA [laɪ̯t]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,647 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for leiht, with forms such as "eliht", "lehit", and "leihht". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "let", "list", "litt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is leiht, spelled L-E-I-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leihen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leihen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leihen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eliht
  • lehit
  • leihht
  • leihtt
  • leith
  • lieht
  • lleiht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of leiht - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eliht2lehit2leihht1leihtt1leith2lieht2lleiht1
Edit distance from "leiht"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "leiht"?
"leiht" is spelled L-E-I-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [laɪ̯t].
What does "leiht" mean?
As a verb, "leiht" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs leihen
What words are commonly confused with "leiht"?
"leiht" is commonly confused with "let", "list", "litt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "leiht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leiht" is [laɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leiht" come from?
"leiht" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "leiht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

LeRoy#25,649leave#25,643Lucie#25,653maker#25,655

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Kunze7 variantsModem7 variantsIdylle7 variantsOdessa7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list