lenkbar
[ˈlɛŋkbaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“lenkbar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas (beispielsweise ein Auto oder Schiff) in eine bestimmte Richtung lenken könnend
Corpus desk
Index DE-lenkbar · lenkbar · German
lenkbar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lenkbar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈlɛŋkbaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „lenkbar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
lenkbar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlɛŋkbaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
lenkbar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is lenkbar, spelled L-E-N-K-B-A-R.
Definition
- 1etwas (beispielsweise ein Auto oder Schiff) in eine bestimmte Richtung lenken könnend
- 2jemanden (beispielsweise ein Kind, einen Jugendlichen, einen Mitarbeiter) leicht beeinflussen könnend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lenkbar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn die Servolenkung komplett ausfällt muss das Auto noch lenkbar bleiben.
Dank ESP rutschen die Räder nicht auf glatter Straße und das Auto bleibt lenkbar.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.