Leitartikel
[ˈlaɪ̯tʔaʁˌtiːkl̩]
The verdict
“Leitartikel” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #32,647 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #32,647
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zeitungsartikel, der an herausgestellter Position meist ausführlich die Meinung eines Autors zu einem bestimmten Thema beschreibt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Leitartikel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaɪ̯tʔaʁˌtiːkl̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #32,647 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Leitartikel” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Leitartikel is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlaɪ̯tʔaʁˌtiːkl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,647 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Zeitungsartikel, der an herausgestellter Position meist ausführlich die Meinung eines Autors zu einem bestimmten Thema beschreibt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Leitartikel, with forms such as "elitartikel", "leiatrtikel", and "leitaritkel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Leitartikel, spelled L-E-I-T-A-R-T-I-K-E-L.
Definition
- 1Zeitungsartikel, der an herausgestellter Position meist ausführlich die Meinung eines Autors zu einem bestimmten Thema beschreibt
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: elitartikel,leiatrtikel,leitaritkel,leitarrtikel,leitartiekl,leitartikell,leitartikkel,leitartikle,leitartkiel,leitarttikel,leitatrikel,leitratikel,leittartikel,letiartikel,lietartikel,lleitartikel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Leitartikel - 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 “Leitartikel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-E-I-T-A-R-T-I-K-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlaɪ̯tʔaʁˌtiːkl̩] (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.