léopard

[leopaʁ]

/[leopaʁ]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Leopard

Corpus desk

Index DE-leopard · léopard · German

léopard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 léopard
PropertyValue
Headwordléopard
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[leopaʁ]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „léopard“ im Deutschen

léopardliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

léopard is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [leopaʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Leopard".

No generated misspelling entries exist for léopard in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 léopard, spelled L-É-O-P-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Leopard

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 "léopard"?
"léopard" is spelled L-É-O-P-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is [leopaʁ].
What does "léopard" mean?
As a noun, "léopard" means: Leopard
How do you pronounce "léopard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "léopard" is [leopaʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "léopard" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list