leiteten
[ˈlaɪ̯tətn̩]
The verdict
“leiteten” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,648. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,648
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs leiten
Corpus desk
Index DE-leiteten · leiteten · German
leiteten · rank #32,648 · 11 variants · 14 confusables
- FREQ-MID #32,648
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH Leitartikel
Nearest frequency peer: Leitartikel (-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 „leiteten“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- latent
latent
67,356 corpus weight
- Leitartikel
Leitartikel
67,354 corpus weight
- leiteten
leiteten
67,353 corpus weight
- Lektor
Lektor
67,352 corpus weight
- Leoben
Leoben
67,351 corpus weight
- linksextreme
linksextreme
67,350 corpus weight
What this shows „leiteten“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | leiteten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈlaɪ̯tətn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #32,648 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „leiteten“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around leiteten (IPA [ˈlaɪ̯tətn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #32,648 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for leiteten, with forms such as "eliteten", "leietten", and "leiteetn". 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. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "litten", "letten", "letzten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 leiteten, spelled L-E-I-T-E-T-E-N.
Definition
- 11. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs leiten
- 23. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs leiten
- 31. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs leiten
- 43. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs leiten
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eliteten
- leietten
- leiteetn
- leitetenn
- leitetne
- leitetten
- leitteen
- leitteten
- letieten
- lieteten
- lleiteten
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of leiteten - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "leiteten", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).