Leitsatz

/[ˈlaɪ̯tˌzat͡s]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#50,667

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Leitsatz is aGermannoun. It means: grundlegende Idee oder Regel, oft in Form eines prägnanten Grundsatzes ausgedrückt, die als Leitprinzip dient und Denken sowie Handeln lenkt Pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯tˌzat͡s].

Key facts for Leitsatz
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeitsatz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaɪ̯tˌzat͡s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,667
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Leitsatz in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Leitsatz is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlaɪ̯tˌzat͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #50,667 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for Leitsatz in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Leitsatz, spelled L-E-I-T-S-A-T-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    grundlegende Idee oder Regel, oft in Form eines prägnanten Grundsatzes ausgedrückt, die als Leitprinzip dient und Denken sowie Handeln lenkt
  2. 2
    knappe Zusammenfassung der tragenden Gründe einer (gerichtlichen) Entscheidung in Satzform

Synonyms

Frequency rank: #50,667 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Leitsatz"?
"Leitsatz" is spelled L-E-I-T-S-A-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaɪ̯tˌzat͡s].
What does "Leitsatz" mean?
As a noun, "Leitsatz" means: grundlegende Idee oder Regel, oft in Form eines prägnanten Grundsatzes ausgedrückt, die als Leitprinzip dient und Denken sowie Handeln lenkt
How do you pronounce "Leitsatz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leitsatz" is [ˈlaɪ̯tˌzat͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Leitsatz" come from?
"Leitsatz" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.