Leoben

[leˈoːbn̩]

/[leˈoːbn̩]/ name

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The verdict

“Leoben” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,650. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,650
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bezirksstadt und Industriestadt in der Steiermark

Corpus desk

Index DE-leoben · Leoben · German

Leoben · rank #32,650 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,650
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lektor

Nearest frequency peer: Lektor (-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 „Leoben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Leoben“ 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).

Leoben vs lobe
50% similar
Leoben vs lesen
50% similar
Leoben vs Löwen
50% similar

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

Key facts for Leoben
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeoben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[leˈoːbn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#32,650
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Leoben“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Leobenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Lektor“ (#32,649), „linksextreme“ (#32,651), „leiteten“ (#32,648). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Leoben“ bei #32,650. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Leoben (IPA [leˈoːbn̩]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #32,650 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Bezirksstadt und Industriestadt in der Steiermark".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Leoben, with forms such as "eloben", "leboen", and "leobben". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "lobe", "lesen", "Löwen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Leoben, spelled L-E-O-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bezirksstadt und Industriestadt in der Steiermark

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Ein neuer Mercedes-Benz Citaro Niederflurbus verstärkt die Busflotte der Stadtwerke Leoben.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eloben
  • leboen
  • leobben
  • leobenn
  • leobne
  • leoebn
  • lleoben
  • loeben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eloben2leboen2leobben1leobenn1leobne2leoebn2lleoben1loeben2
Edit distance from "Leoben"

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 "Leoben"?
"Leoben" is spelled L-E-O-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [leˈoːbn̩].
What does "Leoben" mean?
As a proper noun, "Leoben" means: Bezirksstadt und Industriestadt in der Steiermark
What words are commonly confused with "Leoben"?
"Leoben" is commonly confused with "lobe", "lesen", "Löwen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Leoben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leoben" is [leˈoːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Leoben" come from?
"Leoben" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lektor#32,649latent#32,645lastet#32,644mahnen#32,659

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

medici8 variantsJunkie8 variantsIndigo8 variantsPauken8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list