Leinwand
[ˈlaɪ̯nˌvant]
The verdict
“Leinwand” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,082 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,082
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gewebe aus Leinenfasern
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Leinwand |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaɪ̯nˌvant] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #6,082 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Leinwand” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Leinwand is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlaɪ̯nˌvant]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,082 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Leinwand, with forms such as "elinwand", "leinawnd", and "leinnwand". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Leinwand, spelled L-E-I-N-W-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1Gewebe aus Leinenfasern
- 2Tuch aus ^([1])
- 3Malunterlage aus Stoff
- 4Projektionsfläche
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: elinwand,leinawnd,leinnwand,leinwadn,leinwandd,leinwannd,leinwnad,leinwwand,leiwnand,leniwand,lienwand,lleinwand
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Leinwand - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Leinwand”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-E-I-N-W-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlaɪ̯nˌvant] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.