Leitkultur
[ˈlaɪ̯tkʊlˌtuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Leitkultur” is uncommon German (frequency #50,666 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,666
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - diejenige Kultur (im Sinne von Sprache, Sitten und Gebräuche, Werte), die in einer Region oder in einem Land dominant und richtungsangebend ist, weil sie entweder die örtlich angestammte ist oder d...
Corpus desk
Index DE-leitkultur · Leitkultur · German
Leitkultur · rank #50,666 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,666
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,953
- PHOTO-FINISH Leidwesen
Nearest frequency peer: Leidwesen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Leitkultur”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Laufs
Laufs
49,338 corpus weight
- Leidwesen
Leidwesen
49,336 corpus weight
- Leitkultur
Leitkultur
49,335 corpus weight
- Leitsatz
Leitsatz
49,334 corpus weight
- Leitzins
Leitzins
49,333 corpus weight
- Leopoldstadt
Leopoldstadt
49,332 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Leitkultur” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Leitkultur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaɪ̯tkʊlˌtuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #50,666 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Leitkultur” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Leitkultur is uncommon German at frequency #50,666 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯tkʊlˌtuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "diejenige Kultur (im Sinne von Sprache, Sitten und Gebräuche, Werte), die in einer Region oder in einem Land dominant und richtungsangebend ist, weil sie entweder die örtlich angestammte ist oder d...".
No misspelling variants are generated for Leitkultur in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Leitkultur, spelled L-E-I-T-K-U-L-T-U-R.
Definition
- 1diejenige Kultur (im Sinne von Sprache, Sitten und Gebräuche, Werte), die in einer Region oder in einem Land dominant und richtungsangebend ist, weil sie entweder die örtlich angestammte ist oder die von der Mehrheit der Einwohner praktizierte
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Leitkultur", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.