Leitern

[ˈlaɪ̯tɐn]

/[ˈlaɪ̯tɐn]/ unknown

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The verdict

“Leitern” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,423. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,423
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural der weiblichen Substantive Leiter

Corpus desk

Index DE-leitern · Leitern · German

Leitern · rank #24,423 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,423
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH legitime

Nearest frequency peer: legitime (-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 „Leitern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Leitern“ 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).

Leitern vs Liter
71% similar
Leitern vs Leuten
71% similar
Leitern vs leitet
57% similar

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

Key facts for Leitern
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeitern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ˈlaɪ̯tɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,423
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Leitern“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Leiternliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „legitime“ (#24,422), „Leuchte“ (#24,424), „legends“ (#24,421). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Leitern“ bei #24,423. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Leitern (IPA [ˈlaɪ̯tɐn]), anunknown. Corpus frequency is #24,423 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Leitern, with forms such as "elitern", "leietrn", and "leiternn". 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, "Liter", "Leuten", "leitet", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Leitern, spelled L-E-I-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural der weiblichen Substantive Leiter
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural der weiblichen Substantive Leiter
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural der Substantive Leiter
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural der weiblichen Substantive Leiter

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elitern
  • leietrn
  • leiternn
  • leiterrn
  • leitren
  • leittern
  • letiern
  • lietern
  • lleitern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Leitern - 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.

elitern2leietrn2leiternn1leiterrn1leitren2leittern1letiern2lietern2
Edit distance from "Leitern"

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 "Leitern"?
"Leitern" is spelled L-E-I-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaɪ̯tɐn].
What does "Leitern" mean?
As an unknown, "Leitern" means: Nominativ Plural der weiblichen Substantive Leiter
What words are commonly confused with "Leitern"?
"Leitern" is commonly confused with "Liter", "Leuten", "leitet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Leitern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leitern" is [ˈlaɪ̯tɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Leitern" come from?
"Leitern" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Leuchte#24,424legends#24,421leugnet#24,425liberty#24,426

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Kollaps9 variantsOscars9 variantsradeln9 variantsEndung9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list