lenkt

[lɛŋkt]

/[lɛŋkt]/ verb

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The verdict

“lenkt” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,919. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,919
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lenken

Corpus desk

Index DE-lenkt · lenkt · German

lenkt · rank #11,919 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,919
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH leistete

Nearest frequency peer: leistete (-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 „lenkt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „lenkt“ 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).

lenkt vs let
60% similar
lenkt vs Link
40% similar
lenkt vs Lenz
40% similar

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

Key facts for lenkt
PropertyValue
Headwordlenkt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[lɛŋkt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,919
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „lenkt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).lenktliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „leistete“ (#11,918), „Lenz“ (#11,920), „lebendige“ (#11,917). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lenkt“ bei #11,919. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around lenkt (IPA [lɛŋkt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,919 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for lenkt, with forms such as "elnkt", "leknt", and "lenkkt". 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, "let", "Link", "Lenz", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is lenkt, spelled L-E-N-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lenken
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lenken
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lenken

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elnkt
  • leknt
  • lenkkt
  • lenktt
  • lennkt
  • lentk
  • llenkt
  • lnekt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lenkt - 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.

elnkt2leknt2lenkkt1lenktt1lennkt1lentk2llenkt1lnekt2
Edit distance from "lenkt"

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 "lenkt"?
"lenkt" is spelled L-E-N-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [lɛŋkt].
What does "lenkt" mean?
As a verb, "lenkt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lenken
What words are commonly confused with "lenkt"?
"lenkt" is commonly confused with "let", "Link", "Lenz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lenkt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lenkt" is [lɛŋkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lenkt" come from?
"lenkt" 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 "lenkt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Mikro#11,931Julie#11,906Nancy#11,937Huren#11,900

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list