Leitha

[ˈlaɪ̯ta]

/[ˈlaɪ̯ta]/ name

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The verdict

“Leitha” is uncommon German (frequency #75,918 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,918
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Fluss in Österreich und Ungarn, rechter Nebenfluss der Donau

Corpus desk

Index DE-leitha · Leitha · German

Leitha · rank #75,918 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,918
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH lebenswertes

Nearest frequency peer: lebenswertes (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Leitha“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Leitha“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Leitha
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeitha
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈlaɪ̯ta]
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,918
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Leitha“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Leithafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „lebenswertes“ (#75,917), „lewy“ (#75,919), „Lebensrealität“ (#75,916). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Leitha“ bei #75,918. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Leitha is uncommon German at frequency #75,918 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯ta]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Fluss in Österreich und Ungarn, rechter Nebenfluss der Donau".

No misspelling variants are generated for Leitha in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Leitha, spelled L-E-I-T-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Fluss in Österreich und Ungarn, rechter Nebenfluss der Donau

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Leitha mündet in Ungarn in die Donau.

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 "Leitha"?
"Leitha" is spelled L-E-I-T-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaɪ̯ta].
What does "Leitha" mean?
As a proper noun, "Leitha" means: ein Fluss in Österreich und Ungarn, rechter Nebenfluss der Donau
How do you pronounce "Leitha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leitha" is [ˈlaɪ̯ta]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Leitha" come from?
"Leitha" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

leasen#75,914Latium#75,912Liften#75,926linked#75,927

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list