lenze

[ˈlɛnt͡sə]

/[ˈlɛnt͡sə]/ verb

The verdict

“lenze” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lenzen

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

Where “lenze” sits in German frequency

lenze falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for lenze is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈlɛnt͡sə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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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Using “lenze”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is L-E-N-Z-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈlɛnt͡sə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list