leiten

[ˈlaɪ̯tn̩]

/[ˈlaɪ̯tn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“leiten” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,101. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,101
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Führung ausüben

Corpus desk

Index DE-leiten · leiten · German

leiten · rank #5,101 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,101
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Leipziger

Nearest frequency peer: Leipziger (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „leiten“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „leiten“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

leiten vs lite
67% similar
leiten vs Leute
50% similar
leiten vs lesen
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for leiten
PropertyValue
Headwordleiten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈlaɪ̯tn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,101
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „leiten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).leitenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Leipziger“ (#5,100), „mancher“ (#5,102), „Laptop“ (#5,099). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „leiten“ bei #5,101. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around leiten (IPA [ˈlaɪ̯tn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,101 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for leiten, with forms such as "leietn", "leitenn", and "leitne". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lite", "Leute", "lesen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is leiten, spelled L-E-I-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Führung ausüben
  2. 2
    jemanden/etwas in eine bestimmte Richtung/an ein bestimmtes Ziel lenken
  3. 3
    etwas (zum Beispiel Elektrizität oder Wasser) in eine bestimmte Richtung/an ein bestimmtes Ziel lenken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie hat gezeigt, dass sie in der Lage ist, ein Unternehmen zu leiten.
  2. „Der Markgraf der Nordmark, Wilhelm, der selbst den Angriff leitete, fiel am 10. Sept. 1056 mit einer großen Zahl seiner Mitkämpfer, darunter Graf Dietrich von Katlenburg.“

This word in other languages

manage(English)dirigir(Español)diriger(Français)administrar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • leietn
  • leitenn
  • leitne
  • leitten
  • letien
  • lieten
  • lleiten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of leiten - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

leietn2leitenn1leitne2leitten1letien2lieten2lleiten1
Edit distance from "leiten"

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 "leiten"?
"leiten" is spelled L-E-I-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaɪ̯tn̩].
What does "leiten" mean?
As a verb, "leiten" means: die Führung ausüben
What words are commonly confused with "leiten"?
"leiten" is commonly confused with "lite", "Leute", "lesen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "leiten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "leiten" is [ˈlaɪ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "leiten" come from?
"leiten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Laptop#5,099Marcus#5,103Mieter#5,104Reiter#5,111

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list