Lena

[ˈleːna]

/[ˈleːna]/ name

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The verdict

“Lena” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,865. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,865
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-lena · Lena · German

Lena · rank #5,865 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,865
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Leder

Nearest frequency peer: Leder (-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 „Lena“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Lena“ 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).

Lena vs ln
25% similar
Lena vs Leo
50% similar
Lena vs let
25% similar

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

Key facts for Lena
PropertyValue
HeadwordLena
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈleːna]
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,865
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Lena“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Lenaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Leder“ (#5,864), „lernte“ (#5,866), „lebten“ (#5,863). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lena“ bei #5,865. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Lena (IPA [ˈleːna]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #5,865 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weiblicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lena, with forms such as "elna", "lean", and "lenna". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ln", "Leo", "let", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Lena, spelled L-E-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Geruhen Eure Hoheit Prinz Leonce vom Reiche Popo und geruhen Eure Hoheit Prinzessin Lena vom Reiche Pipi, und geruhen Eure Hoheiten gegenseitig sich beiderseitig einander zu wollen, so sagen Sie ein lautes und vernehmliches Ja.

Synonyms

Lene

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elna
  • lean
  • lenna
  • llena
  • lnea

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lena - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

elna2lean2lenna1llena1lnea2
Edit distance from "Lena"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kuss#5,861Ralf#5,873Hugo#5,849steh#5,884

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list