Leistung

/[ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,162

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Leistung is aGermannoun. It means: gezielte Handlung, die zu einem bestimmten Ergebnis beziehungsweise der Lösung einer Aufgabe führt Pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋ]. It ranks #1,162 in German word frequency. Often confused with Lesung and Leitung.

Key facts for Leistung
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HeadwordLeistung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,162
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Leistung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Leistung is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,162 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Leistung, with forms such as "elistung", "leisstung", and "leistnug". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Lesung", "Leitung", "Leistungen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Leistung, spelled L-E-I-S-T-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    gezielte Handlung, die zu einem bestimmten Ergebnis beziehungsweise der Lösung einer Aufgabe führt
  2. 2
    verrichtete Arbeit pro Zeit
  3. 3
    im Sinne von ^([2]) im Radsprint, Radsport, Rudern und der gleichen; bei anderen Sportarten im weiteren Sinn, nämlich von größeren erzielten Höhen, Weiten, Geschwindigkeiten oder höheren anderen Wertungen
  4. 4
    die bewusste und zweckgerichtete Mehrung fremden Vermögens
  5. 5
    Ergebnis der betrieblichen Faktorkombination
  6. 6
    Zahlung, zum Beispiel eine Versicherungsleistung
  7. 7
    eine Arbeitsleistung, zum Beispiel Mehrdienstleistung (österreichischer Ausdruck für Mehrarbeit von Beamten)

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elistung,leisstung,leistnug,leisttung,leistugn,leistungg,leistunng,leisutng,leitsung,lesitung,liestung,lleistung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Leistung

Misspelling Variants of "Leistung"

elistung8leisstung9leistnug8leisttung9leistugn8leistungg9leistunng9leisutng8
Misspelling Variants of "Leistung"

Frequency rank: #1,162 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Leistung"?
"Leistung" is spelled L-E-I-S-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋ].
What does "Leistung" mean?
As a noun, "Leistung" means: gezielte Handlung, die zu einem bestimmten Ergebnis beziehungsweise der Lösung einer Aufgabe führt
What words are commonly confused with "Leistung"?
"Leistung" is commonly confused with "Lesung", "Leitung", "Leistungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Leistung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leistung" is [ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Leistung" come from?
"Leistung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.