Lenkstange
[ˈlɛŋkˌʃtaŋə]
The verdict
“Lenkstange” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die am Steuerrohr mittels Klemmung befestigte Lenkvorrichtung eines Fahrrades
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lenkstange |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlɛŋkˌʃtaŋə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lenkstange” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Lenkstange is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlɛŋkˌʃtaŋə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die am Steuerrohr mittels Klemmung befestigte Lenkvorrichtung eines Fahrrades".
Zero misspellings are on record for Lenkstange in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Lenkstange, spelled L-E-N-K-S-T-A-N-G-E.
Definition
- 1die am Steuerrohr mittels Klemmung befestigte Lenkvorrichtung eines Fahrrades
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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.
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Using “Lenkstange”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-E-N-K-S-T-A-N-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.