Leitidee
[ˈlaɪ̯tʔiˌdeː]
The verdict
“Leitidee” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - prägender Begriff, der als ethische Maxime Denken und Handeln leitet
Corpus desk
Index DE-leitidee · Leitidee · German
Leitidee · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Leitidee |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaɪ̯tʔiˌdeː] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Leitidee“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Leitidee is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯tʔiˌdeː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "prägender Begriff, der als ethische Maxime Denken und Handeln leitet".
No misspelling variants are generated for Leitidee in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Leitidee, spelled L-E-I-T-I-D-E-E.
Definition
- 1prägender Begriff, der als ethische Maxime Denken und Handeln leitet
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.