Lektor
[ˈlɛktoːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Lektor” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,649. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,649
- frequency rank, German
- 2,640
- “L” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dozent, der für die Vermittlung bestimmter Fertigkeiten oder bestimmten Wissens zuständig ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-lektor · Lektor · German
Lektor · rank #32,649 · 9 variants · 6 confusables
- FREQ-MID #32,649
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,640
- PHOTO-FINISH leiteten
Nearest frequency peer: leiteten (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Lektor“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Leitartikel
Leitartikel
67,354 corpus weight
- leiteten
leiteten
67,353 corpus weight
- Lektor
Lektor
67,352 corpus weight
- Leoben
Leoben
67,351 corpus weight
- linksextreme
linksextreme
67,350 corpus weight
- lira
lira
67,349 corpus weight
What this shows „Lektor“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
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 | Lektor |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɛktoːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #32,649 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Lektor“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Lektor (IPA [ˈlɛktoːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,649 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lektor, with forms such as "elktor", "lekktor", and "lekotr". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Likör", "letter", "Lektüre", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Lektor, spelled L-E-K-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1Dozent, der für die Vermittlung bestimmter Fertigkeiten oder bestimmten Wissens zuständig ist
- 2Person, die eingereichte Manuskripte überprüft und gegebenenfalls mit den Autoren zusammen überarbeitet
- 3Vortragender der Lesungen im Gottesdienst
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Lektor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In den Studienfächern, in denen Sprachkenntnisse vermittelt werden müssen, sind meist Lektoren dafür zuständig.
Viele Verlage beschäftigen Lektoren, die Manuskripte daraufhin überprüfen, ob sie bereits druckfertig sind.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- elktor
- lekktor
- lekotr
- lektorr
- lektro
- lekttor
- letkor
- lketor
- llektor
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lektor - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lektor", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).