Leopold

[ˈleːopɔlt]

/[ˈleːopɔlt]/ name

The verdict

“Leopold” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,585. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,585
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-leopold · Leopold · German

Leopold · rank #9,585 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,585
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lektüre

Nearest frequency peer: Lektüre (-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 „Leopold“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Leopold“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Leopold
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeopold
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈleːopɔlt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,585
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Leopold“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Lektüre“ (#9,584), „leugnen“ (#9,586), „langfristige“ (#9,583). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Leopold“ bei #9,585. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Leopold (IPA [ˈleːopɔlt]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #9,585 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Leopold, with forms such as "elopold", "leoopld", and "leoplod". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Leopold, spelled L-E-O-P-O-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Leopold hat morgen Geburtstag.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elopold
  • leoopld
  • leoplod
  • leopodl
  • leopoldd
  • leopolld
  • leoppold
  • lepoold
  • lleopold
  • loepold

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Leopold - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

elopold2leoopld2leoplod2leopodl2leopoldd1leopolld1leoppold1lepoold2
Edit distance from "Leopold"

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 "Leopold"?
"Leopold" is spelled L-E-O-P-O-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːopɔlt].
What does "Leopold" mean?
As a proper noun, "Leopold" means: männlicher Vorname
What are common misspellings of "Leopold"?
Common misspellings include "elopold", "leoopld", "leoplod", "leopodl", "leopoldd". The correct spelling is "Leopold".
How do you pronounce "Leopold"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leopold" is [ˈleːopɔlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Leopold" come from?
"Leopold" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list