lemon

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The verdict

“lemon” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,151. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,151
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zitrone

Corpus desk

Index DE-lemon · lemon · German

lemon · rank #32,151 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,151
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH legitimieren

Nearest frequency peer: legitimieren (-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 „lemon“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „lemon“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lemon vs Leo
40% similar
lemon vs lern
60% similar
lemon vs Lyon
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lemon
PropertyValue
Headwordlemon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,151
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „lemon“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.lemonliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „legitimieren“ (#32,150), „Leserbrief“ (#32,152), „Legierung“ (#32,149). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lemon“ bei #32,151. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around lemon (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,151 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for lemon, with forms such as "elmon", "lemmon", and "lemno". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Leo", "lern", "Lyon", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is lemon, spelled L-E-M-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zitrone
  2. 2
    ein dummer Mensch
  3. 3
    Verkaufsartikel von schlechter Qualität, minderwertige Ware
  4. 4
    defektes Automobil: Schrottkarre, Schrottauto, Schrottkiste
  5. 5
    die Farbe Zitronengelb

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how lemon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The used car he bought turned out to be a lemon, and he soon had trouble starting the thing.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elmon
  • lemmon
  • lemno
  • lemonn
  • leomn
  • llemon
  • lmeon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lemon - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

elmon2lemmon1lemno2lemonn1leomn2llemon1lmeon2
Edit distance from "lemon"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lemon"?
"lemon" is spelled L-E-M-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "lemon" mean?
As a noun, "lemon" means: Zitrone
What words are commonly confused with "lemon"?
"lemon" is commonly confused with "Leo", "lern", "Lyon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lemon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lemon" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lemon" come from?
"lemon" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lemon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lower#32,156means#32,163might#32,168Nadal#32,181

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Karel7 variantsnovel7 variantsOzeane7 variantspepper7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list