Leitzins
[ˈlaɪ̯tˌt͡sɪns]
The verdict
“Leitzins” is uncommon German (frequency #50,668 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,668
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der von einer Zentralbank festgelegte Mindestbietungssatz des Hauptrefinanzierungsinstruments
Corpus desk
Index DE-leitzins · Leitzins · German
Leitzins · rank #50,668 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,668
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,953
- PHOTO-FINISH Leitsatz
Nearest frequency peer: Leitsatz (-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 “Leitzins”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Leidwesen
Leidwesen
49,336 corpus weight
- Leitkultur
Leitkultur
49,335 corpus weight
- Leitsatz
Leitsatz
49,334 corpus weight
- Leitzins
Leitzins
49,333 corpus weight
- Leopoldstadt
Leopoldstadt
49,332 corpus weight
- Lesbos
Lesbos
49,331 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Leitzins” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Leitzins |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlaɪ̯tˌt͡sɪns] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #50,668 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Leitzins” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Leitzins is uncommon German at frequency #50,668 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯tˌt͡sɪns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der von einer Zentralbank festgelegte Mindestbietungssatz des Hauptrefinanzierungsinstruments".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Leitzins, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Leitzins, spelled L-E-I-T-Z-I-N-S.
Definition
- 1der von einer Zentralbank festgelegte Mindestbietungssatz des Hauptrefinanzierungsinstruments
This word in other languages
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
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.