Leserschaft

[ˈleːzɐʃaft]

/[ˈleːzɐʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Leserschaft” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,825. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,825
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit aller Leserinnen und Leser bestimmter Publikationen/Publikationsorgane

Corpus desk

Index DE-leserschaft · Leserschaft · German

Leserschaft · rank #27,825 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,825
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Leserinnen

Nearest frequency peer: Leserinnen (-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 „Leserschaft“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Leserschaft“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Leserschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeserschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈleːzɐʃaft]
Letters11
Frequency rank#27,825
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Leserschaft“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Leserschaftliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Leserinnen“ (#27,824), „libyschen“ (#27,826), „Lehrkräften“ (#27,823). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Leserschaft“ bei #27,825. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Leserschaft (IPA [ˈleːzɐʃaft]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,825 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gesamtheit aller Leserinnen und Leser bestimmter Publikationen/Publikationsorgane".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Leserschaft, with forms such as "elserschaft", "leesrschaft", and "lesercshaft". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Leserschaft, spelled L-E-S-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit aller Leserinnen und Leser bestimmter Publikationen/Publikationsorgane

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sie konnten also ein breites Interesse ihrer Leserschaft voraussetzen […].“
  2. „Wie man damit die Leserschaft abhängig macht, wusste schon Charles Dickens, der so gut wie alle seine Romane kapitelweise herausbrachte.“

This word in other languages

lectorat(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elserschaft
  • leesrschaft
  • lesercshaft
  • leserrschaft
  • leserscahft
  • leserscchaft
  • leserschafft
  • leserschaftt
  • leserschatf
  • leserschfat
  • leserschhaft
  • lesershcaft
  • lesersschaft
  • lesesrchaft
  • lesreschaft
  • lesserschaft
  • lleserschaft
  • lseerschaft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

elserschaft2leesrschaft2lesercshaft2leserrschaft1leserscahft2leserscchaft1leserschafft1leserschaftt1
Edit distance from "Leserschaft"

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 "Leserschaft"?
"Leserschaft" is spelled L-E-S-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːzɐʃaft].
What does "Leserschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Leserschaft" means: Gesamtheit aller Leserinnen und Leser bestimmter Publikationen/Publikationsorgane
What are common misspellings of "Leserschaft"?
Common misspellings include "elserschaft", "leesrschaft", "lesercshaft", "leserrschaft", "leserscahft". The correct spelling is "Leserschaft".
How do you pronounce "Leserschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leserschaft" is [ˈleːzɐʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Leserschaft" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lehrkräften#27,823Körperteile#27,820Kulturkreis#27,817Koordinator#27,815

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Konstitution18 variantsklargestellt18 variantsIndustrieller18 variantsOppositionellen18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list