leprös
[leˈpʁøːs]
The verdict
“leprös” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Krankheit Lepra betreffend, an Lepra erkrankt seiend
Corpus desk
Index DE-lepros · leprös · German
leprös · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | leprös |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [leˈpʁøːs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „leprös“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
leprös is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [leˈpʁøːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Krankheit Lepra betreffend, an Lepra erkrankt seiend".
leprös has no tracked misspelling variants, 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is leprös, spelled L-E-P-R-Ö-S.
Definition
- 1die Krankheit Lepra betreffend, an Lepra erkrankt seiend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how leprös appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lepröse Menschen wurden im Mittelalter gemieden und von der Gesellschaft ausgeschlossen.
Synonyms
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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.