Lenkung

[ˈlɛŋkʊŋ]

/[ˈlɛŋkʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lenkung” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,949. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,949
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die lenkende oder leitende Handlung

Corpus desk

Index DE-lenkung · Lenkung · German

Lenkung · rank #26,949 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,949
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH lebhafte

Nearest frequency peer: lebhafte (-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 „Lenkung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Lenkung“ 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).

Lenkung vs Lesung
71% similar
Lenkung vs lenken
57% similar
Lenkung vs Leitung
71% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Lenkung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Lenkungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „lebhafte“ (#26,948), „Lichtblick“ (#26,950), „Lebensumstände“ (#26,947). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lenkung“ bei #26,949. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Lenkung (IPA [ˈlɛŋkʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,949 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lenkung, with forms such as "elnkung", "leknung", and "lenkkung". 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. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Lesung", "lenken", "Leitung", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Lenkung, spelled L-E-N-K-U-N-G.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Lenkung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Zum Jahreswechsel wurde ihr die Lenkung des Gesamtunternehmens übertragen.
  2. Die Lenkung besteht bei den meisten Kraftfahrzeugen aus mechanischen Verbindungen, die die Lenkradbewegung übertragen.

This word in other languages

steering(English)dirección(Español)direction(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elnkung
  • leknung
  • lenkkung
  • lenknug
  • lenkugn
  • lenkungg
  • lenkunng
  • lennkung
  • lenukng
  • llenkung
  • lnekung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lenkung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

elnkung2leknung2lenkkung1lenknug2lenkugn2lenkungg1lenkunng1lennkung1
Edit distance from "Lenkung"

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 "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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lenkung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kreisel#26,939Kracher#26,938manning#26,962konform#26,935

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list