Leserbrief
[ˈleːzɐˌbʁiːf]
The verdict
“Leserbrief” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,152. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,152
- frequency rank, German
- 30,953
- “L” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - schriftliche Meinungsäußerung zu einem bestimmten Thema; meist Reaktion auf Zeitungs- und Zeitschriftenartikel
Corpus desk
Index DE-leserbrief · Leserbrief · German
Leserbrief · rank #32,152 · 15 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #32,152
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 30,953
- PHOTO-FINISH lemon
Nearest frequency peer: lemon (-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 “Leserbrief”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Legierung
Legierung
67,852 corpus weight
- legitimieren
legitimieren
67,851 corpus weight
- lemon
lemon
67,850 corpus weight
- Leserbrief
Leserbrief
67,849 corpus weight
- Liebeserklä…
Liebeserklärung
67,848 corpus weight
- lobe
lobe
67,846 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Leserbrief” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Leserbrief |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈleːzɐˌbʁiːf] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #32,152 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Leserbrief” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Leserbrief (IPA [ˈleːzɐˌbʁiːf]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,152 among 30,953 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "schriftliche Meinungsäußerung zu einem bestimmten Thema; meist Reaktion auf Zeitungs- und Zeitschriftenartikel".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Leserbrief, with forms such as "elserbrief", "leesrbrief", and "lesebrrief". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Leserbriefe", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Leserbrief, spelled L-E-S-E-R-B-R-I-E-F.
Definition
- 1schriftliche Meinungsäußerung zu einem bestimmten Thema; meist Reaktion auf Zeitungs- und Zeitschriftenartikel
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- elserbrief
- leesrbrief
- lesebrrief
- leserbbrief
- leserbiref
- leserbreif
- leserbrieff
- leserbrife
- leserbrrief
- leserrbief
- leserrbrief
- lesrebrief
- lesserbrief
- lleserbrief
- lseerbrief
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Leserbrief - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Leserbrief", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).
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.