Leseprobe

[ˈleːzəˌpʁoːbə]

/[ˈleːzəˌpʁoːbə]/ noun

The verdict

“Leseprobe” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,654. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,654
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Textausschnitt, den man lesen kann, um einen Eindruck vom betreffenden Werk zu bekommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-leseprobe · Leseprobe · German

Leseprobe · rank #37,654 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,654
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lesbarkeit

Nearest frequency peer: Lesbarkeit (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Leseprobe”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Leseprobe” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Leseprobe
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeseprobe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈleːzəˌpʁoːbə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#37,654
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Leseprobe” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Leseprobeliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Lesbarkeit“ (#37,653), „Levante“ (#37,655), „Lj“ (#37,656). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Leseprobe (IPA [ˈleːzəˌpʁoːbə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,654 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Leseprobe, with forms such as "elseprobe", "leesprobe", and "leseporbe". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Leseprobe, spelled L-E-S-E-P-R-O-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Textausschnitt, den man lesen kann, um einen Eindruck vom betreffenden Werk zu bekommen
  2. 2
    erste, gelesene Probe eines Stücks

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Internet kann man eine Leseprobe aufrufen und ein paar Seiten aus dem Buch anschauen.
  2. „Bei der Leseprobe war ich sehr mit ihnen zufrieden.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elseprobe
  • leesprobe
  • leseporbe
  • lesepprobe
  • leseprboe
  • leseprobbe
  • leseproeb
  • leseprrobe
  • leserpobe
  • lesperobe
  • lesseprobe
  • lleseprobe
  • lseeprobe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Leseprobe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

elseprobe2leesprobe2leseporbe2lesepprobe1leseprboe2leseprobbe1leseproeb2leseprrobe1
Edit distance from "Leseprobe"

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 "Leseprobe"?
"Leseprobe" is spelled L-E-S-E-P-R-O-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːzəˌpʁoːbə].
What does "Leseprobe" mean?
As a noun, "Leseprobe" means: Textausschnitt, den man lesen kann, um einen Eindruck vom betreffenden Werk zu bekommen
What are common misspellings of "Leseprobe"?
Common misspellings include "elseprobe", "leesprobe", "leseporbe", "lesepprobe", "leseprboe". The correct spelling is "Leseprobe".
How do you pronounce "Leseprobe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leseprobe" is [ˈleːzəˌpʁoːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Leseprobe" come from?
"Leseprobe" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list