Lepra

[ˈleːpʁa]

/[ˈleːpʁa]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lepra” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,303. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,303
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chronische bakterielle Infektionskrankheit der Haut, Schleimhäute und Nervenzellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-lepra · Lepra · German

Lepra · rank #48,303 · 7 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,303
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lektorat

Nearest frequency peer: Lektorat (-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 „Lepra“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Lepra“ 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).

Lepra vs lern
40% similar
Lepra vs lira
40% similar
Lepra vs Lyra
60% similar

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

Key facts for Lepra
PropertyValue
HeadwordLepra
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈleːpʁa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#48,303
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Lepra“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Lepraliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Lektorat“ (#48,302), „Leibes“ (#48,301), „liberales“ (#48,305). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lepra“ bei #48,303. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Lepra (IPA [ˈleːpʁa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,303 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "chronische bakterielle Infektionskrankheit der Haut, Schleimhäute und Nervenzellen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lepra, with forms such as "elpra", "lepar", and "leppra". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "lern", "lira", "Lyra", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Lepra, spelled L-E-P-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    chronische bakterielle Infektionskrankheit der Haut, Schleimhäute und Nervenzellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es wird nicht mehr lange dauern, bis sich wieder Krankheiten ähnlich der Pest und der Lepra auszubreiten beginnen.
  2. Jährlich infizieren sich immer noch 700.000 Menschen mit Lepra.

Synonyms

AussatzHansen-KrankheitMorbus HansenMiselsucht

This word in other languages

leprosy(English)lepra(Español)lèpre(Français)lepra(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elpra
  • lepar
  • leppra
  • leprra
  • lerpa
  • llepra
  • lpera

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

elpra2lepar2leppra1leprra1lerpa2llepra1lpera2
Edit distance from "Lepra"

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 "Lepra"?
"Lepra" is spelled L-E-P-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːpʁa].
What does "Lepra" mean?
As a noun, "Lepra" means: chronische bakterielle Infektionskrankheit der Haut, Schleimhäute und Nervenzellen
What words are commonly confused with "Lepra"?
"Lepra" is commonly confused with "lern", "lira", "Lyra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lepra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lepra" is [ˈleːpʁa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lepra" come from?
"Lepra" 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 "Lepra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Matze#48,323kniff#48,272Möhre#48,343Jurij#48,262

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Leibes7 variantsKutter7 variantsmietet7 variantsNatal7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list