Lenz

[lɛnt͡s]

/[lɛnt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lenz” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,920. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,920
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die erste Jahreszeit, Frühling

Corpus desk

Index DE-lenz · Lenz · German

Lenz · rank #11,920 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,920
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH lenkt

Nearest frequency peer: lenkt (-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 „Lenz“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Lenz“ 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).

Lenz vs ln
25% similar
Lenz vs Leo
50% similar
Lenz vs let
25% similar

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

Key facts for Lenz
PropertyValue
HeadwordLenz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lɛnt͡s]
Letters4
Frequency rank#11,920
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Lenz“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Lenzliegt 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: „lenkt“ (#11,919), „lernst“ (#11,921), „leistete“ (#11,918). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lenz“ bei #11,920. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Lenz (IPA [lɛnt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,920 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lenz, with forms such as "elnz", "lennz", and "lenzz". 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, "ln", "Leo", "let", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Lenz, spelled L-E-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    die erste Jahreszeit, Frühling
  2. 2
    Lebensjahr einer Person

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Nun will der Lenz uns grüßen, von Mittag weht es lau.“ (Volkslied)
  2. „Veronika, der Lenz ist da, die Vögel singen tralala.“ (Comedian Harmonists)

Synonyms

FrühlingFrühjahrJahrLebensjahr

This word in other languages

spring(English)printemps(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elnz
  • lennz
  • lenzz
  • lezn
  • llenz
  • lnez

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

elnz2lennz1lenzz1lezn2llenz1lnez2
Edit distance from "Lenz"

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 "Lenz"?
"Lenz" is spelled L-E-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [lɛnt͡s].
What does "Lenz" mean?
As a noun, "Lenz" means: die erste Jahreszeit, Frühling
What words are commonly confused with "Lenz"?
"Lenz" is commonly confused with "ln", "Leo", "let". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lenz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lenz" is [lɛnt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lenz" come from?
"Lenz" 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 "Lenz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mona#11,934self#11,966Senf#11,967five#11,869

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Julie6 variantsNeuss6 variantsHuren6 variantsSauce6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list