lenze

[ˈlɛnt͡sə]

/[ˈlɛnt͡sə]/ verb

The verdict

“lenze” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-lenze · lenze · German

lenze · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for lenze
PropertyValue
Headwordlenze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈlɛnt͡sə]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “lenze” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

lenzeschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lenze is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈlɛnt͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for lenze, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 lenze, spelled L-E-N-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lenzen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lenzen
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lenzen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lenzen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lenze"?
"lenze" is spelled L-E-N-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛnt͡sə].
What does "lenze" mean?
As a verb, "lenze" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lenzen
How do you pronounce "lenze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lenze" is [ˈlɛnt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lenze" come from?
"lenze" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list