Lenkrad
[ˈlɛŋkˌʁaːt]
The verdict
“Lenkrad” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #15,421 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,421
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vorrichtung zum Steuern von Fahrzeugen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lenkrad |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɛŋkˌʁaːt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #15,421 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lenkrad” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Lenkrad is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlɛŋkˌʁaːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,421 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Vorrichtung zum Steuern von Fahrzeugen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lenkrad, with forms such as "elnkrad", "leknrad", and "lenkard". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Lenkrad, spelled L-E-N-K-R-A-D.
Definition
- 1Vorrichtung zum Steuern von Fahrzeugen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: elnkrad,leknrad,lenkard,lenkkrad,lenkradd,lenkrda,lenkrrad,lennkrad,lenrkad,llenkrad,lnekrad
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lenkrad - 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.
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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Using “Lenkrad”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-E-N-K-R-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlɛŋkˌʁaːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.