Lenkung

/[ˈlɛŋkʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,949

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Lenkung is aGermannoun. It means: die lenkende oder leitende Handlung Pronounced [ˈlɛŋkʊŋ]. Often confused with Lesung and lenken.

Key facts for Lenkung
PropertyValue
HeadwordLenkung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlɛŋkʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,949
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Lenkung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Lenkung is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlɛŋkʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,949 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Lenkung, with forms such as "elnkung", "leknung", and "lenkkung". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Lesung", "lenken", "Leitung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Lenkung, spelled L-E-N-K-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die lenkende oder leitende Handlung
  2. 2
    Vorrichtung eines Fahrzeugs, die dazu dient, die Richtung zu bestimmen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elnkung,leknung,lenkkung,lenknug,lenkugn,lenkungg,lenkunng,lennkung,lenukng,llenkung,lnekung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Lenkung

Misspelling Variants of "Lenkung"

elnkung7leknung7lenkkung8lenknug7lenkugn7lenkungg8lenkunng8lennkung8
Misspelling Variants of "Lenkung"

Frequency rank: #26,949 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lenkung"?
"Lenkung" is spelled L-E-N-K-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛŋkʊŋ].
What does "Lenkung" mean?
As a noun, "Lenkung" means: die lenkende oder leitende Handlung
What words are commonly confused with "Lenkung"?
"Lenkung" is commonly confused with "Lesung", "lenken", "Leitung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lenkung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lenkung" is [ˈlɛŋkʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lenkung" come from?
"Lenkung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.