Leitstelle
[ˈlaɪ̯tˌʃtɛlə]
The verdict
“Leitstelle” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,662. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #31,662
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Organisationseinheit in einer Institution, von der aus bestimmte Dinge organisiert werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-leitstelle · Leitstelle · German
Leitstelle · rank #31,662 · 13 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #31,662
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,953
- PHOTO-FINISH Leistungssport
Nearest frequency peer: Leistungssport (-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 “Leitstelle”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- LEDs
LEDs
68,342 corpus weight
- legacy
legacy
68,341 corpus weight
- Leistungssp…
Leistungssport
68,340 corpus weight
- Leitstelle
Leitstelle
68,339 corpus weight
- Leningrad
Leningrad
68,338 corpus weight
- Lennart
Lennart
68,337 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Leitstelle” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | Leitstelle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaɪ̯tˌʃtɛlə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #31,662 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Leitstelle” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Leitstelle (IPA [ˈlaɪ̯tˌʃtɛlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,662 among 30,953 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Organisationseinheit in einer Institution, von der aus bestimmte Dinge organisiert werden".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Leitstelle, with forms such as "elitstelle", "leisttelle", and "leitsetlle". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Lehrstelle", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Leitstelle, spelled L-E-I-T-S-T-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Organisationseinheit in einer Institution, von der aus bestimmte Dinge organisiert werden
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- elitstelle
- leisttelle
- leitsetlle
- leitsstelle
- leitstele
- leitstelel
- leitstlele
- leitsttelle
- leittselle
- leittstelle
- letistelle
- lietstelle
- lleitstelle
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Leitstelle - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 "Leitstelle", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
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.