Leimbach

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The verdict

“Leimbach” is uncommon German (frequency #70,511 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,511
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hydronym mehrerer Ortschaften im deutschsprachigen Raum

Corpus desk

Index DE-leimbach · Leimbach · German

Leimbach · rank #70,511 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,511
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Leidensweg

Nearest frequency peer: Leidensweg (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Leimbach“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Leimbach“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Leimbach
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeimbach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,511
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Leimbach“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Leimbachfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Leidensweg“ (#70,510), „Leistungsspektrum“ (#70,512), „Leistungssportler“ (#70,513). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Leimbach“ bei #70,511. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Leimbach is uncommon German at frequency #70,511 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hydronym mehrerer Ortschaften im deutschsprachigen Raum".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Leimbach, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Leimbach, spelled L-E-I-M-B-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hydronym mehrerer Ortschaften im deutschsprachigen Raum

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Leimbach appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wir radeln entlang des Leimbachs, um die Natur zu genießen.

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 "Leimbach"?
"Leimbach" is spelled L-E-I-M-B-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Leimbach" mean?
As a proper noun, "Leimbach" means: Hydronym mehrerer Ortschaften im deutschsprachigen Raum
How do you pronounce "Leimbach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leimbach" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Leimbach" come from?
"Leimbach" 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 "Leimbach", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kribbelt#70,493lässigen#70,529lässiger#70,530Korporal#70,481

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list