leinen

[ˈlaɪ̯nən]

/[ˈlaɪ̯nən]/ adj

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The verdict

“leinen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,622. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,622
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus Leinen gemacht

Corpus desk

Index DE-leinen · leinen · German

leinen · rank #14,622 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,622
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Leichnam

Nearest frequency peer: Leichnam (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „leinen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „leinen“ 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).

leinen vs line
67% similar
leinen vs lesen
67% similar
leinen vs leise
67% similar

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

Key facts for leinen
PropertyValue
Headwordleinen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈlaɪ̯nən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,622
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „leinen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Leichnam“ (#14,621), „Lehne“ (#14,620), „liegst“ (#14,624). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „leinen“ bei #14,622. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around leinen (IPA [ˈlaɪ̯nən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,622 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "aus Leinen gemacht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for leinen, with forms such as "elinen", "leienn", and "leinenn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "line", "lesen", "leise", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is leinen, spelled L-E-I-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus Leinen gemacht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Man läßt dann das Wasser durch ein feines Haarsieb oder leinenes Tuch durchseihen und in verschlossenen Gefäßen abkühlen.
  2. Im Jüdischen Museum in Berlin gibt es eine Vitrine, in der nur ein leinenes Handtuch liegt.

This word in other languages

linen(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elinen
  • leienn
  • leinenn
  • leinnen
  • lenien
  • lienen
  • lleinen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of leinen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

elinen2leienn2leinenn1leinnen1lenien2lienen2lleinen1
Edit distance from "leinen"

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 "leinen"?
"leinen" is spelled L-E-I-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaɪ̯nən].
What does "leinen" mean?
As an adjective, "leinen" means: aus Leinen gemacht
What words are commonly confused with "leinen"?
"leinen" is commonly confused with "line", "lesen", "leise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "leinen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leinen" is [ˈlaɪ̯nən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leinen" come from?
"leinen" 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 "leinen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

liegst#14,624Lindau#14,626lebend#14,617Kuppel#14,614

Similar misspelling depth

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

Modul7 variantsKeith7 variantsprice7 variantsHavel7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list