Leinster
[ˈlɛnstə]
The verdict
“Leinster” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine historische Provinz in Irland
Corpus desk
Index DE-leinster · Leinster · German
Leinster · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Leinster |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɛnstə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Leinster“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Leinster is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈlɛnstə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine historische Provinz in Irland".
Leinster doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Leinster, spelled L-E-I-N-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1eine historische Provinz in Irland
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Leinster appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kilkenny ist eine Grafschaft in Leinster.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.