leimen

[ˈlaɪ̯mən]

/[ˈlaɪ̯mən]/ verb

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The verdict

“leimen” is uncommon German (frequency #60,796 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,796
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Leim bestreichen und zusammenfügen, so dass eine feste Verbindung entsteht

Corpus desk

Index DE-leimen · leimen · German

leimen · rank #60,796 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,796
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH leidlich

Nearest frequency peer: leidlich (-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 „leimen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for leimen
PropertyValue
Headwordleimen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈlaɪ̯mən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,796
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „leimen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „leidlich“ (#60,795), „Leinöl“ (#60,797), „Leidensdruck“ (#60,794). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „leimen“ bei #60,796. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

leimen is uncommon German at frequency #60,796 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯mən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

leimen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is leimen, spelled L-E-I-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Leim bestreichen und zusammenfügen, so dass eine feste Verbindung entsteht
  2. 2
    absichtlich in die Irre führen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Decke einer Geige leimt der Geigenbauer auf die Zarge.
  2. Denk nicht weiter darüber nach! Er hat dich nur geleimt.

This word in other languages

glue(English)pegar(Español)coller(Français)

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 "leimen"?
"leimen" is spelled L-E-I-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaɪ̯mən].
What does "leimen" mean?
As a verb, "leimen" means: mit Leim bestreichen und zusammenfügen, so dass eine feste Verbindung entsteht
How do you pronounce "leimen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leimen" is [ˈlaɪ̯mən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leimen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Leinöl#60,797Lloyds#60,807Mienen#60,837Kloake#60,740

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list