Lesbe

[ˈlɛsbə]

/[ˈlɛsbə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lesbe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,511. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,511
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frau, die homosexuelle Neigungen besitzt, lesbisch ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-lesbe · Lesbe · German

Lesbe · rank #39,511 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,511
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lernprozess

Nearest frequency peer: Lernprozess (-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 „Lesbe“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Lesbe“ 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).

Lesbe vs lese
60% similar
Lesbe vs Lose
60% similar
Lesbe vs lest
40% similar

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

Key facts for Lesbe
PropertyValue
HeadwordLesbe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlɛsbə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,511
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Lesbe“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Lesbeliegt 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: „Lernprozess“ (#39,510), „Leserin“ (#39,512), „liken“ (#39,513). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Lesbe“ bei #39,511. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Lesbe (IPA [ˈlɛsbə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,511 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Frau, die homosexuelle Neigungen besitzt, lesbisch ist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lesbe, with forms such as "elsbe", "lebse", and "lesbbe". 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, "lese", "Lose", "lest", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Lesbe, spelled L-E-S-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Frau, die homosexuelle Neigungen besitzt, lesbisch ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ähnliches hat übrigens Präsident Obama gemacht, als er die frühere Weltklasse-Tennisspielerin Billie Jean King und die Eishockeyspielerin Caitlin Cahow, beide bekennende Lesben, als offizielle Vertreterinnen der USA nominierte.“
  2. „[…] Lesben waren und sind dabei insbesondere häufig in der allgemeinen Frauenbewegung aktiv, und verstanden den Kampf für die Rechte von Lesben lange nur als Teil des allgemeinen Kampfes für die Rechte von Frauen.“ - Wikipedia

Synonyms

HomosexuelleLesbierinTribadeUrlindeUrninde

This word in other languages

lesbian(English)lesbiana(Español)lesbienne(Français)lésbica(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elsbe
  • lebse
  • lesbbe
  • leseb
  • lessbe
  • llesbe
  • lsebe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lesbe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

elsbe2lebse2lesbbe1leseb2lessbe1llesbe1lsebe2
Edit distance from "Lesbe"

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 "Lesbe"?
"Lesbe" is spelled L-E-S-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlɛsbə].
What does "Lesbe" mean?
As a noun, "Lesbe" means: Frau, die homosexuelle Neigungen besitzt, lesbisch ist
What words are commonly confused with "Lesbe"?
"Lesbe" is commonly confused with "lese", "Lose", "lest". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lesbe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lesbe" is [ˈlɛsbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lesbe" come from?
"Lesbe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

liken#39,513Larve#39,496mutet#39,536kratz#39,484

Similar misspelling depth

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

Launen7 variantsKinde7 variantsreift7 variantsHoodie7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list