Lenzburg

[ˈlɛnt͡sˌbʊʁk]

/[ˈlɛnt͡sˌbʊʁk]/ name

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The verdict

“Lenzburg” is uncommon German (frequency #63,516 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,516
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kleinstadt und Einwohnergemeinde in der Schweiz

Corpus desk

Index DE-lenzburg · Lenzburg · German

Lenzburg · rank #63,516 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,516
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lemma

Nearest frequency peer: Lemma (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Lenzburg“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Lenzburg“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lenzburg
PropertyValue
HeadwordLenzburg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈlɛnt͡sˌbʊʁk]
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,516
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Lenzburg“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Lenzburgfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Lemma“ (#63,514), „libertären“ (#63,519), „legitimes“ (#63,512). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lenzburg“ bei #63,516. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lenzburg is uncommon German at frequency #63,516 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈlɛnt͡sˌbʊʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Lenzburg in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Lenzburg, spelled L-E-N-Z-B-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kleinstadt und Einwohnergemeinde in der Schweiz
  2. 2
    Bezirk im Schweizer Kanton Aargau, dessen Hauptort Lenzburg ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Stadt Lenzburg hat um die 9000 Einwohner und liegt am Aabach.
  2. Zentral im Kanton Aargau liegt der Bezirk Lenzburg.

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 "Lenzburg"?
"Lenzburg" is spelled L-E-N-Z-B-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛnt͡sˌbʊʁk].
What does "Lenzburg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lenzburg" means: Kleinstadt und Einwohnergemeinde in der Schweiz
How do you pronounce "Lenzburg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lenzburg" is [ˈlɛnt͡sˌbʊʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lenzburg" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list