Leinsamen

[ˈlaɪ̯nˌzaːmən]

/[ˈlaɪ̯nˌzaːmən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Leinsamen” is uncommon German (frequency #65,459 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,459
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Samen des Flachses

Corpus desk

Index DE-leinsamen · Leinsamen · German

Leinsamen · rank #65,459 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,459
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lecks

Nearest frequency peer: Lecks (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Leinsamen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Leinsamen
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeinsamen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaɪ̯nˌzaːmən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,459
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Leinsamen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lecks“ (#65,457), „lernfähig“ (#65,461), „Lebensweisheit“ (#65,456). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Leinsamen“ bei #65,459. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Leinsamen is uncommon German at frequency #65,459 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯nˌzaːmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Samen des Flachses".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Leinsamen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Leinsamen, spelled L-E-I-N-S-A-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Samen des Flachses

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Leinsamen regen die Verdauung an.

Synonyms

Flachssamen

This word in other languages

flaxseed(English)linaza(Español)linette(Français)linhaça(Português)

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 "Leinsamen"?
"Leinsamen" is spelled L-E-I-N-S-A-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaɪ̯nˌzaːmən].
What does "Leinsamen" mean?
As a noun, "Leinsamen" means: die Samen des Flachses
How do you pronounce "Leinsamen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leinsamen" is [ˈlaɪ̯nˌzaːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Leinsamen" come from?
"Leinsamen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lernfähig#65,461Landnahme#65,450Lähmungen#65,477Kunstwelt#65,440

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list