Leitwolf
German, noun/ˈlaɪ̯tˌvɔlf/
Leitwolf is spelled L-E-I-T-W-O-L-F (8 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 150,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Leitwolf is a German masculine noun meaning “alpha wolf (leader of a pack)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ranghöchstes männliches Tier in einem Wolfsrudel”.
What does Leitwolf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealpha wolf (leader of a pack)
- 2
masculineleader
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ranghöchstes männliches Tier in einem Wolfsrudel 2. übertragen: dominante Person in einer Gruppe
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 Leitwolf
- Leitwolfes genitive
- Leitwolfs genitive
- Leitwölfe plural
- Leitwolfe dative singular
- Leitwölfen dative definite plural
- Leitwölfin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Leitwolf?
- /ˈlaɪ̯tˌvɔlf/
- [ˈlaɪ̯tˌvɔlf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Leitwolf in German?
Leitwolf appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).