Leitwährung
German, noun[ˈlaɪ̯tˌvɛːʁʊŋ]
Leitwährung is spelled L-E-I-T-W-Ä-H-R-U-N-G (11 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 192,441st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leitwährung is a German feminine noun meaning “leading currency, reserve currency” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “starke Währung, an der sich andere Währungen orientieren”.
What does Leitwährung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineleading currency, reserve currency
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. starke Währung, an der sich andere Währungen orientieren
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 Leitwährung
- Leitwährungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leitwährung?
- [ˈlaɪ̯tˌvɛːʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Leitwährung in German?
Leitwährung appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).