Leitung
German, noun[ˈlaɪ̯tʊŋ]
Leitung is spelled L-E-I-T-U-N-G (7 letters) and appears 54 times per million words in written German, the 1,596th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leitung is a German feminine noun meaning “cable, line, wire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Beaufsichtigung, Betreuung, Führung, Verwaltung”.
What does Leitung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecable, line, wire
- 2
feminineconduit, pipe
- 3
femininemanagement
- 4
feminineconduction
- 5
feminineline
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Beaufsichtigung, Betreuung, Führung, Verwaltung 2. längliche Röhre zum Hindurchleiten von Flüssigkeiten oder Gasen 3. Elektrizität leitendes Material, meist in Form eins Drahts oder Kabels
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Leitung
- Leitungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leitung?
- [ˈlaɪ̯tʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Leitung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Leitung in German?
Leitung appears 54 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).